Lake Pepin Ice Reort

I drove by a lake pepin today, The top half of the lake is ice free. The lower half still has ice, but it looks like it will melt by the end of the week. There were eagles everywhere.

New Layout.

Hello Readers, I’ve added some new menu items to the top of the site to enhance the Boat de Jour experience. Hope you find this helpful. I’ve added a “Weather” menu which includes the weather maps which previously occupied space on both sidebars. Also, a new “The...

Islander 48, What a Beauty!

I thought I would start off the year with a new column that goes more to the root of my original idea for Boat de Jour. Namely, writing about sailboats and more particularly, sailboats which have caught my eye for whatever reason. Hopefully, you’ll enjoy reading these...

A Boat De Jour Christmas Classic-Happy Holidays

A Sailing Carol – Or a Visit from St. Puffy by Captain Puffy Pants Twas the night before Christmas and all through the boat, not a sailor was stirring not even a goat. The foulies were hung in the wet locker with care, In the hopes that sleep soon would be there. ....