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We left at 0730 for the long run to Whitefish Point with sunny skies and light SW winds on our stern. It was an easy trip for a while with the jib rolled out to stabilize the boat in the swells which were still running from the NW. The last two hours the wind moved to the W and piped up to 20 knots and then 20+ as we approached Whitefish Point. The waves had built to 5 footers by that time but as we rounded the point and headed south to the harbor the seas dropped as well as the wind since we were in the lee of the land. We found three open docks in this small harbor and made an easy landing at 1400. After lunch John and I walked the ¾ mile to the Whitefish Point Lighthouse and the Shipwreck Historical Museum that is located there. The ship’s bell from the Edmund Fitzgerald is on display as well as lots of other memorabilia dealing with shipwrecks, lighthouses, the lives of lightkeepers, life saving stations, etc. On our walk we were amazed to find and enjoy lots of large, ripe low bush blueberries alongside the road . Tomorrow we will head down Whitefish Bay to the Soo and cross our July 5th inbound track to Lake Superior. It has been a long, difficult but delightful 6+ weeks.