Little Current

In my last report, on Tuesday, we were headed to Clapperton Island. Well we had a great wind out of the East and hated not to take advantage of it. Winds at 12 to 15 knots... filled the sails nicely. So we just kept on going and ended up at Little Current. A lovely town located on Manitoulin Island. Goat Island sits across from Little Current. You must go through Little Current if you are going to Georgian Bay. The passage is somewhat of a bottleneck and the current can run pretty strong - hence the name.
We stayed at Spider Bay Marina on Tuesday night. After we got settled, we walked into town - less than a mile from the marina. There are two good  sized marina's in Little Current, both owned by the city as we understand it. The City Dock or Government Dock is located downtown and is very handy for shopping, dining, etc. In the book "Well Favored Passage" (a must have for cruising this area of the Great Lakes), we read about a store called Turners. So as we were strolling thru town we found Turners and made a visit. Debby was so helpful as we purchased a couple of charts.
Next we went to Edgewater Grille to check out the menu. As we were having a beverage  we met Denise and Dan who were also on a sailboat. After saying our good-bye's we decided to walk across the street to the Anchor Inn and have dinner. The whitefish there was wonderful!
Back to the boat and a good night's sleep for a full day on Wed. Wednesday morning we left Spider Bay Marina and headed to the Government Dock downtown. We still had grocery shopping to do and the grocer was closer to the city docks. G G's Foodland was kind enough to drive us back to the dock once we made our purchase. Very nice folks in Little Current!
We left Little Current in time to catch the 4pm opening of  the swing bridge. It opens or swings on the hour and there is usually several boats waiting to pass thru.
So it's Wednesday afternoon and we are headed a short 9 miles to Heywood Island and an anchorage in Browning Cove. The wind was coming out of East and made for a sleepless for the Captain. He kept checking to make sure the anchor was holding and we weren't drifting into the shore.
Today, Thursday, we are going to Baie Fine (pronounced Bay Fin). At least that's the plan for the moment. Baie Fine is noted for having "the only true fjord in North America." I'll report on that later.
I've attached a few pictures. The swing bridge at Little Current; the lighthouse at Strawberry Island and two pictures of Browning Cove where several boats were anchored for the night.
Hope everyone is well. We miss you all a bunch and know that we're missing things at home.
Love and Blessings,
Margo  and Skip