We're departing Frankfort, Michigan tomorrow morning and anticipate getting to Grand Haven by Thursday. The weather for this area looks great for the next 4-5 days so there shouldn't be any problem (knock on wood). We're going to need to stay in Grand Haven for about a week so Judy can fly to Kansas from Grand Rapids for her mother's 92nd birthday. The cats and I will be staying with Sanderling at a marina. Looking for suggestions for marinas for a week's stay. Active Captain lists several including the municipal marina which is the most appealing due to it's location near restaurants and shopping, but the reviewers all note that it is sometimes uncomfortable when the wind is out of the west. The marina near the lake on the north side of the river looks good but it is very remote and isolated without a vehicle to get around with (I don't plan on having a rental car during our stay except to transport Judy to and from the airport). Any thoughts on marinas there and particularly about the municipal marina? -- <><><><><><><><><><><><>Mozilla Thunderbird<><><><><><><><><><> Bob McLeran and Judy Young Manatee Cove Marina MV Sanderling Patrick Air Force Base DeFever 41 Trawler Melbourne, Florida Blog: http://mvsanderling.net/Blog Web: http://cruising.mvsanderling.net/

>> The marina near the lake on the north side of the river looks good but it >> is very remote and isolated without a vehicle to get around with (I don't >> plan on having a rental car during our stay except to transport Judy to >> and from the airport). >>Any thoughts on marinas there and particularly about the municipal marina? -- Bob, As a thought can the marina on the northside of the river give you or\point you to a landing site for your dinghy on the south shore. Or, will the municipal marina allow you to dock there for as long as you want to run into town? If you do this and it's at night, you will probably need some lights as the Coast Guard station is right around there John Esch Fet-Esch