Cruising Guide

Cruising Lake Huron

Lake Huron is blessed with many wonderful and interesting ports and small towns up and down both the Canadian and Michigan shorelines. The Lake Huron webinar will cover the ports and anchorages surrounding the main lake including the Straits of Mackinac, the east Michigan shore and the west Ontario shore. Updated for 2025, join Admiral Bayfield Award winner Craig Murchison as he shares his extensive cruising experiences throughout the Lake.

This webinar describes cruising along the Michigan and Canadian shores of Lake Huron and the Straits of Mackinac. Participants will get a chance to visit the many quality harbors and boater friendly towns up and down both shorelines.  Our presenter, Captain Craig Murchison, will be sharing his 25+ years of cruising experience in this area and his insights on the many great destinations available without traveling great distances or too far from shore. Craig will also be pointing out all of the towns presenting summer festivals along with other special and unique activities of interest cruising boaters.

Recording of CG00301-j: Cruising Lake Huron
Recorded: Thursday, February 13, 2025
Instructor: Craig Murchison
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Meet The Instructor

Craig Murchison
Craig Murchison is a retired Dow Chemical Research Fellow and Past Commodore of the Saginaw Bay Yacht Club. He is also active in the Saginaw Bay Power Squadron and serves as GLCC Port Captain for Tawas Bay and Port Austin, on the shores of Lake Huron. Craig and his wife, Pamela, have extensively cruised the Great Lakes, in particular Lake Huron and it's adjoining North Channel and Georgian Bay, plus are 2011 recipients of the Great Lakes Cruising Club's Admiral Bayfield award for cruising all five Great Lakes. They currently cruise "The Shot Rock", their 42 Cruisers Powerboat.

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