Mural at Richmond, Va Airport
Toronto, Ontario - Preparing for exploration
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
One of the eight locks on the Welland Canal between Lakes Ontario and Erie
Passing through the locks of the Welland Canal enroute to Lake Erie
Passing through the locks of the Welland Canal enroute to Lake Erie
Enroute to Lake Erie, passing by other ships on the Welland Canal.
Niagara Falls (Port Colborne), Ontario
Niagara Falls (Port Colborne), Ontario
Niagara Falls (Port Colborne), Ontario
Cleveland, Ohio
This and the next three - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cleveland, Ohio
Chuck Berry’s guitar. R & R Hall of Fame. Cleveland, Ohio
R & R Hall of Fame. Cleveland, Ohio
Johnny Cash Tour Bus. R & R Hall of Fame. Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Fire Fighters Memorial next to Browns Stadium. Cleveland, Ohio
Outside Detroit Lions Stadium. Detroit, Michigan
Home of Motown Records. Detroit, Michigan
Page and Babs at Motown Records. Detroit, Michigan
Kehinde Wiley, “Officer of the Hussars”, 2007, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan (image copyright - DIOA)
Henry Ford Museum - Detroit, Michigan. President John Kennedy’s limousine.
Releasing of a weather balloon from Viking Octantis during the Great Lakes Cruise.
Dance party after launching the weather balloon.
Glass-Bottom Boat Ride Over Shipwrecks. Thunder Bay - near Alpena, Michigan
Glass-Bottom Boat Ride Over Shipwrecks. Thunder Bay - near Alpena, Michigan
Glass-Bottom Boat Ride Over Shipwrecks. Thunder Bay - near Alpena, Michigan
Viking Octantis - Aug 2023
Watching “Bridge-Cam”.
Algoma, Wisconsin. The small village of Algoma is on the Door Peninsula that juts out into Lake Michigan.
Algoma, Wisconsin
Algoma, Wisconsin
Lunch in Algoma. A charcuterie board including hot smoked salmon, Wisconsin cheese and Spotted Cow beer.
Algoma, Wisconsin
A tub full of taffy at “Sweets and Other Stuff” candy shop in Algoma, Wisconsin
Algoma, Wisconsin
Explorers Lounge on the Viking Octantis.
View of Mackinac Island, Michigan from the stern of Viking Octantis.
Grand Hotel - Mackinac Island, Michigan
Grand Hotel - Mackinac Island, Michigan
Main Dining Room - Grand Hotel - Mackinac Island, Michigan
A glass of Sherry with afternoon tea.
Assorted cakes and sandwiches for afternoon tea. Grand Hotel - Mackinac Island, Michigan
Grand Hotel - Mackinac Island, Michigan
Grand Hotel - Mackinac Island, Michigan
Grand Hotel - Mackinac Island, Michigan
Taxi stand - Grand Hotel - Mackinac Island, Michigan
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Back on board.
Viking Octantis Cruise Director Arann Smith during his one man show.
Native Ottawa & Chippewa dancers and performers at Okeechobee Lodge near Killarney, Ontario.
Native Ottawa & Chippewa dancers and performers at Okeechobee Lodge near Killarney, Ontario.
Bar B Q lunch at Okeechobee Lodge near Killarney, Ontario.
Okeechobee Lodge near Killarney, Ontario.
Okeechobee Lodge near Killarney, Ontario.
Most pleased. Okeechobee Lodge near Killarney, Ontario.
The Great Explorers. Okeechobee Lodge near Killarney, Ontario.
Ship entertainers at Bar B Q lunch. Okeechobee Lodge near Killarney, Ontario.
Bar B Q lunch at Okeechobee Lodge near Killarney, Ontario.
On the way from Lake Huron to the Soo Locks and Lake Superior.
The Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario connecting Lake Heron to Lake Superior. About twenty-five miles past the locks into Lake Superior is where the ship Edmund Fitzgerald sank in 1975.
Silver Islet (Thunder Bay), Ontario
Silver Islet (Thunder Bay), Ontario. Here near the most northern part of Lake Superior, we are on roughly the same latitude as the northern tip of the State of Maine.
Bagpipe band onboard the Viking Octantis on the last day of the Great Lakes cruise.
The Ancient Mariner - Thunder Bay, Ontario. That’s All Folks!