Kewaunee, WI

August August 20, 2019

We awoke to a sunny and cool morning in Frankfort with temperatures in the mid 50’s. The forecast was still good for our crossing to Kewaunee, so we got underway at 7:55am. The seas were relatively calm as forecasted (1-2 ft swells) with light winds. Our course would only need to cover 64 miles since the northern portion of Lake Michigan is narrower than the lower portion near Kenosha.

We spotted a few fishermen offshore as we made our way west and did not see another boat until we encountered a northbound freighter about 20 miles offshore.

We entered fog around 11am about 20 miles offshore from Kewaunee. We later learned that Kewaunee is a Potawatomi word for “We are lost”. The Potawatomi would yell this from their boats when stuck in fog hoping someone on land would yell back to let them know which direction to paddle to reach land. I guess they have had fog around here for quite a while.

We arrived in Kewaunee at 12:45 CST. The harbor is well protected and set up for sport fishermen along with a few commercial boats. We got settled in, Brian took care of some boat chores while Sue gave Bo and chance to run around the marina. The weather forecast for August 21 looked good, so we made plans to depart for Port Washington in the morning. 

We attempted to walk into town for dinner, but the high-water level had flooded the field and ditch we needed to cross to get to the bridge into town, so we turned around. We dined at the Waterfront Grill & Tavern near the marina. Food was good and the staff was very friendly. It would have been nice to see the town, but we decided we best take advantage of another good weather day to keep moving towards Kenosha.