America’s Great Loop is a +/- 6000 mile “loop” that one can navigate by boat to circumnavigate the Eastern USA. Our Loop began in Long Island NY on May 25, 2021 and we completed it about a year later on May 5, 2022. Loopers call that “crossing one’s wake.” Our blog chronicles an almost daily account. This list of links is a shortened “sample” of the key blog posts put up during our Great Loop. Of course, we think you might like going through all the blog posts in-between those shown below too!

https://shellerina.com/2022/05/05/shellerina-crosses-her-wake/    (Some of our Loop Statistics & Costs)

https://shellerina.com/2021/05/26/eventful-day-one/   (Illustrates the need to be flexible & change plans)

https://shellerina.com/2021/05/30/first-locks-to-get-us-on-the-erie-canal/

https://shellerina.com/2021/05/30/going-up/ more on locks

https://shellerina.com/2021/06/09/low-bridges/ on western Erie Canal

https://shellerina.com/2021/06/13/medina-aquaduct/ a unique crossing on the Erie Canal

https://shellerina.com/2021/06/13/canvas-cam/   Interesting videos through low bridges Erie Canal

https://shellerina.com/2021/06/14/lockport-ny/

https://shellerina.com/2021/06/20/first-intro-to-the-great-lakes/    Our first exposure to Great Lakes

https://shellerina.com/2021/06/26/fellow-loopers-all-from-great-south-bay-long-island/  Stuff one can do on the Loop!

https://shellerina.com/2021/06/28/finally-we-are-underway-again/    “Weather Windows” are key on open water

https://shellerina.com/2021/07/02/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/   More stuff one can do!

https://shellerina.com/2021/07/08/st-clair/   More friends met along the way

https://shellerina.com/2021/07/19/harrisville-mi/   Example of Dock Tales with other Loopers!

https://shellerina.com/2021/07/26/the-start-and-end-of-a-great-cruising-day-underway/

https://shellerina.com/2021/07/29/tight-dock-landing-at-mackinac-island/

https://shellerina.com/2021/08/05/a-port-in-which-we-would-have-liked-to-stay-longer-sister-bay/

https://shellerina.com/2021/08/08/how-to-save-1000/    Slow down and save as much as $7500 on your Loop!

https://shellerina.com/2021/08/17/cheapest-diesel-found-on-the-dock-this-year/    Racine – a Great marina!

https://shellerina.com/2021/09/02/chicago/

https://shellerina.com/2021/09/03/low-bridges-on-the-loop/    Chicago’s bridges

https://shellerina.com/2021/09/07/jeremy/ A noteworthy vendor along the Loop who will help you out.

https://shellerina.com/2021/09/12/log-a-diles/     Hazards on the Great Loop

https://shellerina.com/2021/09/17/where-three-rivers-meet/

https://shellerina.com/2021/09/23/little-river-diversion-as-it-is-called/

https://shellerina.com/2021/09/27/live-webcam-showing-shellerina/    Green Turtle Bay – a must stop marina!

https://shellerina.com/2021/10/14/wilson-lock/    A lock with a 92 foot lift!   Amazing

https://shellerina.com/2021/10/22/wilson-lock-to-florence-harbor-in-30-seconds/

https://shellerina.com/2021/11/02/mobile-al-time-lapse/ Documents the transition from western rivers to ICW and the Gulf of Mexico.

https://shellerina.com/2021/11/14/shellerinas-crossing-aka-residual-blessings/   Gulf crossing

https://shellerina.com/2021/11/14/part-two-residual-blessing-the-next-morning/   TowBoatUS needed!

https://shellerina.com/2021/11/25/okeechobee-waterway/

https://shellerina.com/2021/12/14/home-for-a-month/    We wintered in Jacksonville for 3 months

https://shellerina.com/2022/03/21/red-right-return/   Red-Right-Return? Not always!  Interesting facts on RED & GREEN!

https://shellerina.com/2022/03/28/the-rockpile/    Myrtle Beach area

https://shellerina.com/2022/04/06/grace-harbor-marina-at-river-dunes/

https://shellerina.com/2022/04/10/atlantic-yacht-basin-icw-mm-12/

https://shellerina.com/2022/04/15/maryland/

https://shellerina.com/2022/04/16/crisfield-tour-2-by-golf-cart/

https://shellerina.com/2022/04/26/branch-channel-delaware-city-de/ A great example of how one cannot trust Auto Route

https://shellerina.com/2022/04/30/dbofs/     Navigating Delaware River and Delaware Bay

https://shellerina.com/2022/05/03/nj-coast-strategies/ We took NJ ICW as we finished our Loop. Heading south 4 months later we took the outside route as the “weather window” was perfect.