Friday night we enjoyed trying the local brew at Cheboygan Brewery and were treated to music by The Brew House Band. They were fantastic and played everything from oldies to classic rock. We had a delicious dinner at The Boathouse Restaurant.
Saturday was the Salmon fishing tournament, we got up early to watch all the boats head out at 6 a.m. The boats (41 total) had to be back by 2 p.m. and we headed over to the park for the weigh in at 3 p.m. Only a few boats came back with salmon, the majority had lake trout. The largest salmon was almost 20 lbs and the winning boat had a total of 49.5 lbs of fish (weight of 5 fish).
When you enter the Cheboygen River the Coast Guard station is just east of the marina, where the US Coast Guard's heavy breaker Mackinaw is docked. The industrial section is just past that where tankers pull into the harbor to unload fuel oil. As you work your way up river the industrial area ends and the residential section begins with nice homes and boats docked in the river.
There are shops and restaurants just a short walk from the marina. Mark's bike had a breakdown,the shifting mechanism broke and luckily there was a bike shop in town. They were able to fix the bike with used parts, as well as a tune up and lubrication for $20 in about an hours time. Cheboygan was a nice 3 day stay and Sunday its back on the water.
Ferry to Bois Blanc Island
Mouth of the Cheboygan River
The Mackinaw
Fishermen leaving just before sunrise
One of the boats heading in, the first stop the boat makes is to
drop off their catch to the o-fish-als seen in the background.
The coolers are sealed and not accessible until the weigh in.
The dock at Cheboygan
Sounds like another great weekend ! Were you able to sample some salmon while you were there?
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