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Raspberry Bay was recommended to us by Stan Cory who said it was a very popular anchorage so we were surprised to find only one boat anchored when we arrived. By nightfall that had changed a lot because we had eight other boats around us. Nevertheless it was a peaceful night. When we got up our intention was to go back to the Madeline Island YC and then meet Ron and Sue Williams for dinner on the Island. Ron is an old navy shipmate. However when we heard the forecast which called for very favorable SW winds the next two days with the possibility of E winds on Friday we decided to bite the bullet and make the long passage to Ontonagon. So it was up anchor, weave our way down Oak, across the top of Hermit and finally exit the Apostles across the top of Madeline Island. We had a delightful trek across the lake to Ontonagon in light SW winds, no seas and the warmest temperatures of the trip. We were at our dock in Ontonagon at 1805. After a hurried dinner of barbequed chicken we sat back to await the Perseid Meteor showers only to discover the marina and surrounding area were to brightly lit to give us a good view and the mosquitoes were also plentiful and ravenous. We plan to leave at 0800 tomorrow for the Upper Entry and Houghton.