Cruising Guide

Cruising Lake Superior's Canadian Shores

Wilderness cruising at its best! Scattering of Islands, boreal forest, towering shorelines, abundance of wildlife, protected anchorages, parks with hiking trails, great fishing, secluded anchorages, and many areas of interest. This section of Lake Superior is worth the experience. Updated for 2025 and presented by Dave Carr.

Lake Superior. Too much fog and too damn cold? Sometimes. But you will also experience absolute solitude, abundant wildlife, gorgeous waterfalls and the most stunning scenery on the Great Lakes, if not all of North America. Always. And yes, you can swim there!

This course will introduce the cruiser to the Canadian shore of the greatest lake of them all, from the Soo almost to Thunder Bay. What to bring, what to expect, where to resupply, where to drop the hook, where to go fast and where to poke. If you have an interest in cruising one of the most beautiful wilderness cruising grounds on the Great Lakes, don't miss this webinar!

Note that this webinar is one of five webinars in the "Cruising Lake Superior" series. For those wishing to attend all five webinars, check the specially priced Lake Superior series PK00901-i to purchase and register for all five webinars at the price of four.

Meet The Instructor

Fred Bagley
Fred Bagley has sailed the Great Lakes most of his life. Fred and his wife doublehand their Caliber 38 out of Cheboygan, Michigan, and have spent many summers cruising Lake Superior and other Great Lakes destinations.
Dave Carr
Dave has been sailing for over 50 years and currently lives near Midland, Ontario. Since 1990, Dave and his wife have cruised Lakes Huron, Erie and Superior, and have gained considerable knowledge of Georgian Bay, the North Channel and Lake Superior.

Related Webinars

Cruising Lake Superior Package
This series starts January 09, 2025 and there's a new webinar presented live each Thursday evening for the next four weeks! Get all five in this one package! Beginning in March 2025, you can view the recording of these webinars and be ready to begin your "Gitche Gumee" adventure.
Introduction to Cruising Lake Superior
This webinar will take you from the Sault Locks at the lake's eastern end, west along the lake's Michigan and Wisconsin southern shores, up Minnesota's northwest lakeshore, and finally along Ontario's breathtaking north and east wilderness shores before closing the circle in Whitefish Bay and the Sault. Lake Superior may be vast, but when understood, it provides unique and breathtaking cruising, historic destinations, interesting ports of call, pristine waters and secluded sailing and anchorages. Updated for 2025 and presented by Dave Carr.
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Cruising Lake Superior's South Shore
Lake Superior's South Shore is often a first time Lake Superior cruiser's introduction to the lake's expansive and varied cruising areas. Join GLCC Past Commodore Niels Jensen in this webinar updated for 2025, as he explores one of his favorite cruising areas.
Cruising Lake Superior's Apostle Islands
The yachting center of Lake Superior combines over 600 square miles of pristine, protected, National Park island cruising with extensive services in several nearby towns, marinas, and the largest charter fleet in the Great Lakes.
Tips and Techniques for Successful Anchoring
Learn what anchoring strategies are best to minimize each other’s stress, to maximize restful sleeps on the hook and to stay safe throughout the anchoring process. Discussions will include; choosing the right anchorage, selection and safe use of ground tackle and related equipment, and in particular, crew communication while anchoring. Those new to anchoring will pick up a good foundation of knowledge and those experienced at anchoring are sure to learn a few new things to make anchoring easier and safer through the illustrative slides.