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Hontoon Island State Park is now planning to reopen, with limited daytime access, on Monday, January 31st. The Parking Lot, East Dock, Picnic/Playground Area, one (shared) Restroom and all Trails except the Hammock Trail will be open from 8am to 6pm daily. The following will not be available...

Hontoon Island report. Yesterday I talked with Deven the park manager and received the following information. The park is not open at this time however they do plan to open parts for day use only by the end of January. At that time it will be open to boaters during daytime hours only. No...

Thanks for the kind words. The Californian was a great boat for our Great Loop adventure. Lots of room for two couples. With twin engines and bow thruster it is an easy handling boat. “Redemption” is ready to go on another loop or make someone a great live aboard home. We will be moving the boat...

Merry Christmas from the crew on Redemption! We crossed our wake on Christmas Day completing the Great Loop. Thanks for all the help making it possible. Have a blessed New Year. Looking forward to getting back on the C-Otter. Tom and Joyce Lee and Jan

Hi Gang. I called Devin the park manager at Hontoon. He said that he had no idea when the park would open. They are working hard to get estimates so that repairs can start. It’s pretty bad. Mold in the buildings along with water damage. They have refunded January camping fees. I will contact...

Looks like a great spot for a gathering! We have cruised the area and there are lots of great anchorages in the vicinity for those that want to explore before or after the gathering. 2023 will not see as many loopers in the area because of the lock repairs on the Illinois River. Joyce and I will...

Can’t seem to get a hold of anyone at the park or online. I’m thinking that they will open things up after Thanksgiving IF hurricane Nicole does not make think’s worse. We will just have to wait and see. I’ll post again when I know something. Again they have not canceled anyones reservations at...

Mark Pretty engines. It sure is nice to have two of them. The Bahamas…… that will be an adventure for sure.

Seems strange…. But you are right about the website. I’ll call the reservation number tomorrow and see what they have to say. They have not canceled anyones reservation yet. The water is still extremely high on the St. John’s river. I’m sure everything will work out in the end.

Glad to see some early interest and looking forward to seeing everyone at Hontoon. Our loop adventure has been great. We are at Apalachicola tonight and will be heading to Carrabelle tomorrow. Yes…. We will be heading home for a month or so as Lee and Jan are going to go back to Michigan. Need...

We are presently in Clifton Tennessee at the Clifton Marina doing the Great Loop. We were at Green Turtle Bay about 10 days ago. Great Marina with lots of slips. However lots of loopers this time of year. Not near as many in early September. The meet in the middle gathering was traditionally...

Congratulations Dr. Bob……over 20,000 posts! Thanks for all the knowledge that you have passed on to “Brats” like us. Stay well and I trust you’ll be at Hontoon to pass on more wisdom on all things C-Dory next March. God bless…. Tom and Joyce

Sure enjoying your voyage. Brings back a lot of great memories of when we boated the west end of the Erie a few years ago. We will be in Alton Illinois for about 2 more weeks before continuing down the Mississippi. Keep having fun!

We intend to hold our 10th gathering at Hontoon Island state park near DeLand Florida on March seventh to the ninth 2023 Great time to get together with old friends and make new ones. The park requested that reservations be made online. Online reservations can be made using the following link...

This year we left the C-Otter at home in Florida as we are doing Americas Great Loop on a Californian 45 owned by our great friends Lee and Jan Murray. They are heading home to Michigan for a few weeks and Joyce and I are staying on the boat at Alton Illinois till around Sep 15th. After that we...

I have a Garmin Reactor 40 AP on the C-Otter. Love it. Mine in coupled to a 2010 Garmin 4208 chart plotter...... if you have one of Garmin’s newer chart plotters they will allow you to do everything that the GHC 20 does. However it’s still nice to have the GHC 20 as you have all the AP controls...

Hi Alain The C-Otter is getting a rest this summer. We plan on going to Isle Royal again in 2023. At this time we are still traveling in the Chesapeake Bay on a 45 Foot Californian M/Y. Doing the great loop with our friends Lee and Jan Murray. Should travel on all the Great Lakes except for...

Isle Royal can be an unforgiving place. You need to bring pretty much everything you are going to need plus extras. The thing you need to leave behind is a schedule. We spent an extra 3 days at Windigo last year because of weather. No problem being retired. If you can get a buddy boat all the...

I trust everyone had an enjoyable time on the St. Johns River before, during and after the C-Brat gathering at Hontoon Island State Park. Its truly a special place. The Park staff went out of their way to make our visit easy and stress free. Thank You for your generous donations to the Park...

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