Elk Lake and Michigan Iceboat News
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February 8th 2010 Elk Lake tomorrow the 9th...we are planning on sailing all day. The snow is not forecasted to start until afternoon and as long as it does not affect visibility we will continue to sail. Wind forecast is 8-14mph between 10am and 6pm. Please be sure to secure your boat Tuesday evening when you leave. Tuesday night wind gusts 30-50 mph
February 6th 2010 We had a great time sailing Elk Lake today. There were probably 30 boats out here. The lake has alot of clear ice that is nice and smooth, but the snow we had has styrofoamed. It is subliming, but is still there. Despite the snow we sailed all day until 4pm. Here are a few photos.
Click on any of the photos to see bigger versions and descriptions
Photos by Rick Wolanin
Photos by Kelly Jacobs
February 5th 2010 ELK LAKE LIVE.. Be sure to check in with the live cam tomorrow, we will be setting up and likely sailing
February 4th 2010 Countdown..
Approx 1 month before the 4th Annual Elk Lake Iceboat Party on March 6th and 7th
As always all types of boats are welcome! Iceboaters from all over the country travel to sail Elk Lake. Everything is free, no admission charge, free food (no donations even accepted), door prizes etc.. We have an awesome time sailing Elk Lake, hanging out, sharing stories. Iceboating is a big part of it, but definitely not the ONLY part of it. Just as fun is the friendship and comaraderie! Lunch is served in the middle of the day either on the ice or in the Jacobs' Iceboat shop depending on the weather. After sailing alot of the sailors get together to go to dinner and some go bowling as a group. We start at 8am and stop around 10pm. Come join in some or all of the activities. Watch here or the Michigan / J14 iceboating forum for info
February 2nd 2010 Our very own Bob Boyle (Long Island J14) featured in LI Sail Magazine
February 1st 2010 Ice Report Elk Lake:
Snow cover is minimal, a little more than paper thin
The lake gained 1/2" to 3/4" of ice last night. Within 20' of shore the ice is now 3" after that it quickly drops to 2 1/2". We did not go out too far. The sailing area ice formed approx 6 hours after the areas we checked so is likely a little thinner. Also the normal thinner areas are out there like the mouth of Spencer's Bay, Over near Angel Rd, near Rex Terrace etc.. We are still on track for setting up this weekend.
January 31st 2010 Elk Lake Ice report= We only gained 1/8th of an inch in thickness last night. After you walk out 15-20 feet from shore the ice is thin enough it starts cracking. Since we are not going to be sailing for a couple days, rather than getting a wet foot, we will check again tomorrow. The ice is not glass smooth, but it appears from shore to be at least as good as last year. It was snow free, but it is snowing right now. We don't expect much accumulation. Tenatively we will be setting up iceboats on Saturday, but if we continue to grow ice this slowly or we get enough snow to slow down the ice build, this may change. Just because you see our boats in the pits, please don't assume the ice is safe for sailing. We often have much more ice in front of our house than out on the lake. We went to Birch Lake today. Some Jboats and a few DN's were sailing. The ice is reported as ranging from smooth to rumbly with medium density drifts, but with more than enough wind it was still fast and fun. See some photos below of this afternoon. (These were taken from the car)
January 30th 2010
Elk Lake froze yesterday. It will still be several days before it's ready, but it's finally here.
Click the live cam page below to check it out.
January 29th 2010 Tomorrow some of us Jboat sailors will be sailing one of our "club" lakes, Birch Lake even though Lake Charlevoix is in better shape. We will just be cruising the lake no course or anything as usual. Remember this lake is very small so good visibility while sailing is a must when there are more than a few boats.
January 28th 2010 We have some Michigan Ice Reports as they were emailed to me in the last couple days,
Northern Michigan, Lake Charlevoix will likely be the local sailing spot this weekend.
Via Gordon Howie, he was on the ice today. He went out a 1/4 mile, poked a hole through 7 inches of rock hard ice. He said the snow ribbons could be sailed through with no problem. He said that near shore the snow ribbons were sort of slushy, but beyond them it should be good. Word from Gull Lake hopefully later today. Lastly, Elk Lake is still soft. Temps below zero with calm winds are expected Friday night and Saturday.
Southeast Michigan Via Al and Larry..
Notice: from the Orchard Lake Group, Oakland County, Mi.
This is just a heads up notice. Larry drove around Pine Lake and Orchard Lake this afternoon, and a visual inspection revealed snow-free, smooth ice on Pine Lake and nearly snow-free, smooth ice on Orchard Lake. The snow is still blowing off Orchard as I type this. Larry and I plan on walking both lakes at around noon on Friday (29th) and I will post the findings A.S.A.P. We are sure that both lakes have sufficient ice, but as we all know, it's up to each sailor to check the ice in the area where he or she will be sailing. Today, NOAA predicts Saturday wind to be about 6-8 mph. (yesterday, they predicted 3 mph all day for Saturday) so, we are hoping for an even better prediction by Friday night; 10 would be nice. Sunday wind is predicted to be around 15 mph all day till abut 4:00 pm., then gusts up to 20. Both days should have a little sun. Chef Larry will be bringing his BAR-B-Q and I will bring hot dogs, buns, k & m for all. Just bring something to drink for yourself; lunch is on us. We plan on sailing both Saturday and Sunday on Orchard or Pine--to be determined Friday afternoon. Keep an eye on your e-mail for the update and directions to the launch site. If you have any questions call Al at 248-977-0523
Larry and Al (not a couple, Just friends) Cass Lake via John Harper, walked Cass Lake today from Dodge Park #4. 75% snow ice, 25% clear see thru ice. Drifts cover about 20-25%. Most are 1/2 inch and no problem, others are up to 3 inches and already quite firm. Should be good for recreational sailing where you have the option of avoiding the drifts. DN size boats are going to be "skitteriing" around over 20 mph because of the .5-1.5 in. bumps. Thinnest ice I found was over 5 inches in the middle over the deepest part. Have fun!
Gull Lake, 1.5 inches of medium snow
Ohio, Sailing has been going on at Pymatuning Lake and they are also checking Mosquito Lake for sailing. The TIYC is also holding their Winterfest this weekend. In Wisconsin the NIYA Regatta has been called ON for Lake Winnebago. This is a very cool event with a big variety of iceboats. Click here for more info, lodging, directions etc..
January 25th 2010 Don't forget, Iceboat Larry is doing weekend Iceboating recaps when he sails. For those of you who have sailed Elk Lake...you know Larry Follow Larry's page by clicking here
Here is Larry's recap of last weekend.... Let's start out with GREAT TIME!!!! We arrived at the launch at 8:30 AM. Of course, we were the first to show. The ice looked great. I rated it an 9 and there was no snow on it. Al's boat was unloaded by 8:45. Other people started to arrive by 9:00. There were probably 40 boats on the ice by 10:00. It was almost like being up north with all of our Elk Lake friends;Beth & Rob, Robert, Ed, Al, Doug, & others. We sailed with at least 6 J boats, Arrows, Nites, Skeeters, (Al's Adrenaline), Ice Scream and some DN's. Wind was good (10-15) all day. There were no mishaps. We would like to extend our thanks to the Gull Lake Club for putting up with us, even though we wore our hats in the bar. The country club was gracious enough to allow us to use the facilities ... sans the hats... A young lady in the bar took issue with our wearing of hats. Memo to me: do it like they did in The Blues Brothers..Tip the hat and inquire "HOW MUCH FOR THE WOMEN?"
Here is a short video from the weekend
Here are more photos from the Elk Lake gang sailing on Gull Lake Saturday (Thanks Robert, FA-1)
One last video from Gull Lake...Ride along with Runnin Wild III
January 24th 2010 From Neil Betts, an Ohio Jboat (former DN) sailor..
Unfortunately some of our group had other commitments and only a few of us could sail. We sailed Pymatuning and had 7 inches of snow ice with fairly smooth surface and decent winds in the morning but diminished after noon. A few of our members also sail Lake Arthur in Pa.
See photos below
January 23rd 2010 Winters rally next week...
January 22nd 2010
Check out Gretchens fantastic photos of the
Ice Opti North American's here in Northern Michigan last weekend. LONG ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE ON! THE Long Island Championships are scheduled for:
Saturday January 23 at Lake Ronkonkoma!
Skippers meeting at 9:30 AM at State Launch Ramp
January 21st 2010 Gull Lake iceboating is still AWESOME !! Check their hotline for the latest 269-552-6036
Below are some photos and a short video from yesterday (thanks Doug)
The Oakland Press..
Ice boating season has begun, locals win hardware
Click here for the entire story
January 20th 2010 Freeze, Thaw, Freeze, Thaw..Elk Lake just can't make up it's mind.
Watch the process on the live cam by clicking the photo from earlier today below
January 18th 2010 Ice reports from area sailors: John Harper reports that today he has found a better area of ice further up the lake from Boyne that is significantly better. It may be as good as Boyne was originally a week ago, but way better than Boyne is now and was for the Centrals.
Ice update from Walt re: Lake Carlevoix, Boyne City = Ice is still bumpy since the snow refroze, but there will be some people sailing it throughout the week.
Also sailing will continue on Gull Lake in Barry County
Lastly Kevin reports he sailed Higgins Lake (north half) he would rate it an 8, below is a photo
January 17th 2010 Ice Opti's of the Midwest...check out Gretchen Dorians photos DN results...These are unofficial, but this is what I have so far
Please shoot me an email if you have additions or corrections
Gold Fleet = 1st Struble 2nd Sherry
Silver = 1st Julie Richards Wollam
Senior = John Harper
2010 - ICE OPTI North American Championship:
1st - Griffin Sherry
2nd - Augie Dale (2009 NA Champion)
3rd - Frankie Hearn, Madison, WI
Jane Pegel Trophy (Best female Ice Opti Sailor) - Sheridan Hearn, Madison, WI
January 16th 2010
Update 5pm..Photos from Rick, click the thumbnails for larger views
Update 4pm..Photos and video below
Very short video, all except the first few seconds were shot through the windshield of the car from a distance.
Here are just a couple photos taken though the dirty/salty car windshield using the video camera (I did not take the really good camera or get out of the car) so don't expect good quality.
January 15th 2010
Boyne City early arrivals for the DN Centrals and Opti North Americans.
Photos will be added several times during the day Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Click any photo for a larger view (photo credit Rick Wolanin)
January 14th 2010 Update..Photo below from Boyne this afternoon. The snow is melting off and even though the photo makes the ice look bad near shore I hear it is very smooth away from shore. We have not seen this ice in person (Thanks for the photo Rick)
Walt, Dick Wollam and 2 others
Michigan sailing this weekend...
DN Centrals and Opti North Americans are ON at the Boyne City end of Lake Charlevoix. Watch the Michigan/J14 messageboard for ice updates. The main body of the lake is not safe and/or is open water. Sailing only at Boyne City. Photos of sailing and ice will be posted here on this page. Also there is sailing going on at Gull Lake, check the Gull Lake hotline for updates at 269-552-6036
January 13th 2010 Every iceboater really should watch this video.
It is the funniest iceboat video I have ever seen !! It is Rick Mercer of the Rick Mercer Report iceboating in Canada (Thanks Ken for the link)
On a different note...
Very cool video of iceboating Lake Ronkonkoma in the Nida core J14.
January 12, 2010 Sailing from Mike Acebo on Vimeo.
January 12th 2010 Update...a couple photos from Boyne City (Lake Charlevoix) today, scroll beneath them for the ice report.
Report from Lake Charlevoix this morning....There is 1 to maybe 1 1/4 inch of snow on 4.75" of glassy ice. Brushes away easily, nothing to slow down an iceboat with any wind at all
Sailing planned for Boyne City today. People from the local area, Acme and Traverse will all be sailing it. I also got some calls from downstate and some of them may come sail it too. Below is a link to the forecast for the week. They may lose a little ice during the day with these temps, but should gain it back at night. Accuweather Forecast for Boyne City (ignore the wind forecasts on Accuweather..not the best site for that)
January 11th 2010 I just received an update from Lake Charlevoix...1 1/4" of light snow and 4"+ of ice.
See the photo below
First Sail, J14 #242, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY from Mike Acebo on Vimeo.
Watch the first Nida-Core iceboat (J14) sail on Lake Ronkonkoma (Long Island) For those of you watching Mike build this boat, check out the video above.
...This movie is of first set-up and sail. Boat performed as hoped with no adjustments needed. Very fun day on Long Island to start the sailing season...Mike
January 10th 2010 Lake Charlevoix at Boyne City ice is gorgeous!
Sailing currently going on at the Boyne City end of Lake Charlevoix.
Locals up in Boyne report 3 3/4" of hard ice.
Photos taken by Rick Wolanin (Helmet Guy).
Click the photos for a larger view
Thank You Walt and Rick for making the other iceboaters aware of the gorgeous ice up there. They all owe you THANKS!! I know you guys are not a "club" but you are our club up there since there are none in Charlevoix county and we handle only Antrim county.
Notice Walt's measuring stick has a substantial piece of wood on the bottom to knock any stalactites or slush off the bottom of the ice and get an accurate reading. The more flimsy one's don't and then you end up measuring stuff on the bottom of the ice that has no strength. Stalactites can range from 0 to 2" sometimes. The wind is winding down and Elk Lake is starting to skim
Check out the live cam to watch it skim
January 8th 2010 Just a dusting of snow
The rough ice goes out about 200 yards from the marina, then it's smooth. This is the worst Rick could see
Looking west from Veterans Park
Rough ice only close to shore
January 7th 2010 Thanks to Rick we can see from the photo below that Lake Charlevoix is starting to skim
Some photos from working on Walt's boat today can be found on Walt's Iceboat page.
Just click the photo below. The next days will be Tuesday at noon.
January 5th 2010 Even though there is no sailable ice it sure is looking like iceboating season at Elk Lake. Rich, Rob, Walt, Dick and Jeff all came by to lend Jack a hand and check out Walt's boat.
Click any photo for a larger view
January 4th 2010 Check out the live cam over the next couple days to watch and see if we get a calm enough day for Elk Lake to freeze. Click the photo below to go to the Live Cam page. You can control it!
January 3rd 2010 After Al realized his back was not designed for DN sailing you can see him trying out Larry's iceboat on Pontiac Lake in southeastern Michigan. To read about their weekend check out Iceboat Larry's Weekend Recap page
January 2nd 2010 Here is a quick video of Jeff sailing Lake Neppessing near Lapeer, MI yesterday and today
Also don't forget the DN Westerns are coming up January 9th and 10th. See the DN forum for info/postponements or changes
December 30th 2009 First safe sailing of the year in our area was done today on Birch Lake.
Below is a photo from Rich and a report. Birch is a very small lake (under 1 mile x 1 mile) north of Elk Rapids.
Today Birch Lake had 4.5" to 5" of hard, clear, fast ice and plenty of air all day. The sailing was terrific. Very little snow but there are quite a few seams that are rather bumpy, but no open cracks or heaves. There was also 5 DN's scrub racing and a good time was had by all. Barring any significant snow I will be sailing it daily as conditions permit.
See you on the ice.
Rich
J14#6
December 19th 2009 While there is no shortage if ice and sailing in Michigan and Wisconsin there are also several J14's getting ready for the ice this season. For the latest update on Mike's First in Glass, nida-core based J14x click the photo below
December 13th 2009 This weekend we had a glue party to get Walt's iceboat all epoxied together. Here is the video and then click the link to see MANY photos from this great weekend! http://elklakeiceboating.com/walt.html
They are sailing in Wisconsin already, check it out.
Photo credit Robert Cummins
December 11th 2009 Short update video from yesterday in the Jacobs' Iceboat Shop
December 10th 2009 NEW Live Dedicated Elk Lake Webcam...
The new cam will be up 24/7 and you can control it!
Internet Explorer users can even zoom in.
The link will always be on the left side of this page with the other links.
Click here to check it out http://elklakeiceboating.com/cam.html
December 8th 2009..update Dec 10th..Bass Lake broke up and is water again Well, we have gorgeous, smooth, clear ice on Bass Lake. It has been there since the night before last. We will have to wait and see what this storm we are getting over the next two days does to it. Meanwhile work continues on building J14's and other iceboats across the country. Check out our message board for updates on boats from Michigan, New York, Ohio and Minnesota.
You can also view Mike's page, Walt's page and Ed's blog for building updates.
December 5th 2009 Skim ice is starting to form near the shore on several smaller lakes.
It's Starting! We will check out a few tomorrow and take the camera.
Below is a photo of part of Pontiac Lake in Oakland County skimmed over already.
December 4th 2009
The DEEP FREEZE is on it's way...click the photo for the forecast
Lake Christina in Minnesota has frozen..http://iceboating.net/
December 3rd 2009 Jacobs' Iceboat Workshop updates...
With visits from Walt, Rick, Dick, Rob, Bob and Henry in the last week there has been alot of progress in the shop. Walt's boat is taking shape (and a very cool shape I must say) and we also set up Black Ice with the new mast and it's new storm sail to make sure it all fit well. Click the photo of Black Ice to go to the Jacobs' Iceboat shop page or click Walt's boat to go to Walt's page.
November 30th 2009 It's starting!!
Check out some of the Minnesota webcams. You can see the ice starting.
Click here for Minnesota Live cams
Watch the Minnesota forum for info about the Great Western Challenge and when it is scheduled.
November 29th 2009 East Coast iceboater Mike Acebo tried out this cool tiny new cam http://www.goprocamera.com/
He says "This camera is very cool and tiny. I can't believe what it can do. Fully waterproof, and it even supplies heat to the battery for longer battery life (HD model)." Click to watch the video below as Mike cruises around Long Island. The quality is amazing. He said the sound would have been better if he had not had the waterproof cover on.
GoPro Camera Test from Mike Acebo on Vimeo.
November 28th 2009 Don't forget to check out the Elk Lake surface temperature page.
I updated it today and was pleasantly surprised that it is 42 degrees.
November 27th 2009
Upcoming Events...
The DN Western Challenge is traditionally sometime in the beginning of
December on the best ice in Minnesota.
Watch the Minnesota Iceboating webpage
for info and updates.
The New England Iceyacht Assoc. Indoor Tune Up Clinic is scheduled
for December 5th at Lamb Co.'s shop at 85 Jackson St., Canton, MA. 02021.
This event is open to anyone that is interested in iceboating,you do not
need to be an NEIYA member to attend.
See the East Coast area's Yahoo message board
Via Mike Acebo:
Lake Ronkonkoma Ice and Yacht Club Swap and Buy Meet next Saturday at Weeks Yacht Yard, Patchogue, Long Island. Hopefully Steve From NORTHWIND ICEBOATS will show up and have all the parts anyone needs, he sharpens runners also. Let him know if he needs to bring something specific for you. That way we know he will show up! New member sign up and meet the Long Island Icboaters.
November 23rd 2009LIVE Iceboat Chat Room every Tuesday night at 8pm...
Come join in and chat with people around the country about iceboating. This is a trial to see how it goes. As long as there is interest and it remains friendly we will continue it every Tuesday night at 8pm eastern standard time. http://elklakeiceboating.com/chat.html
Just put in a user name and click connect. Then click "enter without password"
November 12th 2009Building J14 #247 begins.. Walt started on his JX today, you can follow along by clicking the link below or the photo. I also added a link to the left side of this page under "Personal Pages"
Walt's J14x Build
Also remember to check out Mike's First in Glass J14 build, Ed's new J14 building blog and follow the J14 message board for Phil Jim, Jeff and Taras' J14's currently being built
November 10th 2009Report from the Gull Lake Iceyacht Club Swap Meet...via Pete Sarelis...
We had another successful meet with great "parking lot weather" (upper 60's). Great turnout from all. Doug Schoener from Sarns and George Seigel were there too printing hull numbers as you waited. Ron Sherry gave a highly motivating lunch presentation of getting everybody to the ice this year and the "how-to's" to sharpening runners. See the photos Pete provided below
November 4th 2009Today we set up the electric J14x in the driveway. It has been in storage for approx 12 yrs. Walt, Ed and Dick were here to help. Lots of photos can be seen by clicking http://s696.photobucket.com/albums/vv326/iceboatphotos/ also here is a video of the setup
November 2nd 2009
Swap Meet reminders... The Gull Lake Iceyacht Swap meet is coming up.
November 7th 2009
Gull Lake Iceyacht Club annual swap meet...
Check out GLIYC's new website for info.
Location: Grand Rapids Yacht Club on Reeds Lake.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch: 1 p.m. Raffle: 2 p.m. Directions to the Grand Rapids Yacht Club: From Interstate 96, exit at the East Beltline (M-37) and head south. At Lake Ave, turn right, heading west to the traffic light at Lakeside Blvd. Turn right at the light, you can see Reeds Lake and the football field. The GRYC is down a steep driveway past the Dept of Public Works building. GRYC address: 740 Lakeside Dr. SE, Grand Rapids MI 49506 Telephone: (616) 949-0221. Also the Skeeter Ice Boat Club (SIBC) annual swap meet
November 8th 2009
Sailing Specialists, Inc.
210 N. Walworth Ave., Williams Bay
See iceboat.org for more details
October 25th 2009Getting in the mood....
If these videos don't get you in the mood for iceboating, nothing will
October 19th 2009
NEW PAGE ADDED! I have added a new page to our ever expanding website :)
It is a page I will use to track past and present Elk Lake surface temperatures so we can compare year to year. The question marks (?) are just place holders. The page is a work in progress as I have to dig up the previous years temperatures from several different computers I have it stored on. I will slowly fill in the temps to replace the question marks. This new page also tracks the # of days sailed each year, set up dates and tear down dates.
Check out the new Elk Lake Surface Temperature Page.
I will also add a permanant link to the left side of this page.
October 17th 2009These are AWESOME! I need a pair! (Thanks for emailing the link Rob)
Sunglasses with a built in video camera!
October 11th 2009Ed from Traverse City is starting to build his J14/JX iceboat. We have added a blog page to this Elk Lake Iceboating website so you can follow along with his build. You can post comments, ask questions etc.. Since it is set up as a blog Ed can update it at will. Check it out and follow along.
Ed's JX Iceboat building blog
September 25th 2009Up and Running... The Gull Lake Iceyacht Club website!
The GLIYC has a great new website. It is the oldest and most historic iceyacht club in Michigan. Be sure to check out their history, their "meet the skipper" feature, videos, photos and more. Right now you can also keep tabs on their upcoming swap meet. It is a very cool website. I will be adding a link to the left of our homepage here so you can always view the GLIYC site. We will also be adding a link to the Michigan Iceboating forum's link page.
September 16th 2009Ron sent me some awesome videos to add to his media page, you have to check them out.
An hour of talking DN iceboating with Ron Sherry, Videos of the Detroit Ice Yacht club racing with some very cool footage, three generations of Sherrys on the news and many more. Here is a sneak peek
Now go to Composite Concepts webpage to view them all
Click on the link on the left side of the page that says "Photo and Video Page" Below are a couple of the many stories done on Jack and Elk Lake Iceboating within the last year or so. I will try to dig out some of the older ones. I have about a dozen or more magazine ones to scan and a half dozen or so more TV interviews including one for ESPN about 15-20 yrs ago MyNorth.com/Traverse Magazine does a video interview with Jack.
Click the iceboat below to watch it If you have trouble viewing this award winning video go directly to it: Jack on the news Also here is the Lakeland Boating Article for those who haven't seen itClick here to see the large version
Jack's Award being presented
Photo of the award that was presented to Jack is below: 
Jack sailing his twin masted iceboat on Lake St Clair in southeast Michigan
You can also view the patent Jack holds for this boat just for fun.
Black Ice doing some amazing hiking on Bass Lake in Elk Rapids, Michigan with 5" of snow. Make sure to watch it all. The hikes get bigger as the video goes on.
Jack, Al, Larry, Rich, Mike, Ed and others enjoying one of the most fun sailing days of the year.
Map of recent visitors from around the world
Art by Harry Whitehorse is a must see
Harry's sculptures and paintings are some of the most beautiful and creative I have seen.
Harry painted "Wildest Renegade Race Ever"
More contributors Elk Rapids Sweet Shop (Incredible doughnuts, pastries, cookies and eclairs)
108 River St, Elk Rapids
Downtown Elk Rapids
(231) 264-9732
Sweet Peas
145 River St
Elk Rapids, MI
231-264-8031
Looking for some great Pizza in the Elk Lake area.
Be sure to try these fantastic places:
The Moose
127 River Street, Elk Rapids MI 231-264-9266
Chef Charles Pizza
Located at 147 River Street, Downtown Elk Rapids
To place an order call: 231-264-8901
Poma's Pizza
11621 Se Torch Lake Dr., Alden
(231) 331-6262
Looking for a comfortable place to hang out, great food and drinks? Stop by these sponsors:
The Town Club
(the place to be after sailing)
133 River St, Elk Rapids
(231) 264-9914
Java Jones
131 River Street Downtown Elk Rapids
Art Galleries:Beautiful blown glass and artwork can be found at Mullaly's 128
Click their banner below
Restaurants: Pearl's New Orlean's Kitchen
Elk Rapids, 1/2 mile east of the light 231-264-0530
Chang Express, the best Chinese food in Northern Michigan!!
Crab Ragoon (my Fav!)
Chang Express
114 River St, Elk Rapids
(231)264-9140
Iceboat Elk Lake right out your front door !!
Owned and operated by long time iceboater Rick Conrad
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