We might be tempting fate here, but Cygnet has been pretty reliable lately. We took our first cruise of 2017 on a beautiful but cool evening and found the river and lake to be nearly glass conditions. With a small group of friends we took Cygnet up river (down actually) and through the lock onto what might be the smoothest Lake Michigan we've encountered. We took a ride north as far as Montrose harbor and back again. At Cygnet's cruising speed it takes a good 45 minutes to get from the lock to Montrose Harbor and we enjoyed the short cruise up and back. Other friends have not been as fortunate this year. Our liveaboard houseboat friends are still stuck on the Chicago River, waiting for a calm day when they are available to take their boat out to 31st Street Harbor for the summer. They aren't in a hurry, but they are docked on the outside wall of the marina on the river side. The amateur and immature boaters we get on the river make large wa...
Life aboard a boat in Chicago.