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August 4 Pere Marquette

John Heiam | Published on 8/4/2023
Bowman to Upper Branch
Lois & John, Harold, Kathleen, Paul & Irene, Cyndi & Terry
Shuttle by H&K

Photos by John & Irene

This bald eagle sat there and let all of us paddle right below him (or her?)


I took this photo with my phone as I passed beneath him


Harold paddles his canoe through Rainbow Rapids


Kathleen enjoys splashing through the waves


Cyndi enjoys her first trip through Rainbow Rapids


Paul


Irene


Lois


Six of us had dinner at Barski in Baldwin, and then stayed to watch Lee Murdock sing songs of the Great Lakes