Where WhimSea Takes Us

Posted by Karen A. Brown

Once again, the destination of choice was the Knife River marina. This time, we were determined to reach it. The day was overcast with hints of sunshine but the wind was strong and sure.

We lifted sail in the harbor just beyond Grassy Point. We started with the genny as we had pretty good wind and this would be the first time we start sailing this far into the channel.

We came around the point after the Blatnick Bridge with the intention of running towards the Superior entry. We were surprised to see a significant number of sailboats raising sail outside the Barker's Island Marina raising sail and heading our way. It appears there was a regatta on and boats of all sizes came hurtling passed us. There was even a coast guard boat to ensure everyone's safety.

We left the excitement behind as the open water of the big lake beckoned.

With good, consistent wind we made it to Knife River with light to spare. We pulled in to the slip assigned to us and walked down the road a piece to Emily's Diner. This is a winter picture of the bridge over Knife River heading towards Lake Superior.

At Emily's we had a nice relaxing dinner with an appetizer of mixed fish (from Lake Superior of course) and crackers, cheese, wild rice soup. Troy had the Lake Trout and I sampled their chicken pasta. We finished off the meal with malted to go and walked back to the marina.

At the marina we had a slip that was near the beach. A quick walk brought you to a spectacular view of the lake. It seems like a nice place, friendly people and a good location. A great jumping off point for the Apostle's!

Heading back home we were treated with bright and sunny skies (mostly) and an excellent view of the north shore. You can see the trees are starting to turn with some flourishes of yellow and orange popping up here and there. It was an easy and relaxing sail back to the marina.