{"id":1357,"date":"2023-06-16T16:39:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T20:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=1357"},"modified":"2023-06-16T16:39:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T20:39:11","slug":"saugatuck-mi-to-new-buffalo-mi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=1357","title":{"rendered":"Saugatuck, MI to New Buffalo, MI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"677\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-184.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-184.jpg 677w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-184-300x254.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Today&#8217;s journey is 70 miles. It takes us roughly 3 hours.  We leave early at 8 AM, hoping to arrive before the lake turns hazardous.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0456-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0456-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0456-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0456-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0456-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0456-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0456-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0456-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Kalamazoo River is nice and calm as we make our way into Lake Michigan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The calmness ends at Lake Michigan.  It is angry today and for 60+ miles we are at its mercy. The small rocky inlet into New Buffalo is intimidating, to say the least, but we make it into the harbor at New Buffalo without any mishaps thankfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0465-1.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prime 11 and Captain Tom worked well together, while I was a little preoccupied \ud83e\udd2e.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We arrive to our slip in New Buffalo wondering why we are the only boater out on this Sunday morning.  Perhaps the red flag today means something? \ud83d\ude44<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"914\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0468-914x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0468-914x1024.jpg 914w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0468-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0468-768x860.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0468-1371x1536.jpg 1371w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0468-1828x2048.jpg 1828w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0468-300x336.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0468-850x952.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0468-1320x1479.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New Buffalo Municipal Marina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We walk across the bridge to the deserted New Buffalo Beach.  It is windy and cold with a promise of rain in the offing, which is not surprising as New Buffalo is the rainiest place in Michigan <strong>AND <\/strong>it is June, the rainiest month for Michigan.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-1-4-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-1-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-1-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-1-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-1-4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-1-4-850x850.png 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-1-4.png 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The beach is nice and wide with a decorative lighthouse station, a kids playground and a lifeguard stand.  Today though, the weather is strictly for the birds!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0473.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A video of the inlet from the beach on our arrival day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We spend the next few days &#8220;stuck&#8221; in New Buffalo.  While the marina is somewhat protected, the &#8220;somewhat&#8221; conditions at night are difficult for sleep with waves slapping the hull and the boat rocking to and fro.  The weather our entire stay is windy, rainy and downright cold!  It&#8217;s June, right?!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Buffalo, another cute quaint Lake Michigan town, was named by Wessel Whitaker in 1834.  As he and his crew were trying to reach Chicago from his home of Buffalo, NY, his schooner, during a terrible storm, crashed on the shores of Lake Michigan.  During the recovery of his ship, he was so impressed with the harbor and the beauty of the area that he decided to return to the area with friends and relatives and develop his settlement as the &#8220;New&#8221; Buffalo. These days, New Buffalo, with its close proximity to Chicago, is a tourist destination for those looking to get away to nice beaches and boating amenities. In fact, Amtrak provides three trains a day from the New Buffalo Station to Chicago.  The tracks are conveniently right next to the marina! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0499.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We spend our few days here reading, making some trips to the nearby stores (especially Barney&#8217;s the local grocery store), enjoying some of the local eats, and looking at the rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-1-5-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-1-5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-1-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-1-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-1-5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-1-5-850x850.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-1-5.jpg 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some pictures of downtown New Buffalo, of course one of the Cincinnati I.T. Verdin clock tower!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Midweek, a short weather window opens for us to make the jaunt across Lake Michigan to Chicago.  Captain Tom guarantees a smoother ride this time.  We will see&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0492-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0492-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0492-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0492-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0492-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0492-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0492-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0492-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">So long New Buffalo!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The calmness ends at Lake Michigan. It is angry today and for 60+ miles we are at its mercy. The small rocky inlet into New Buffalo is intimidating, to say the least, but we make it into the harbor at New Buffalo without any mishaps thankfully. We arrive to our slip in New Buffalo wondering&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1357"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1367,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1357\/revisions\/1367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}