The second day of the meeting was highlighted by singer/songwriter Peter Mayer.
Peter spent time talking about and playing his music
In the afternoon we wandered down the downtown skywalk and found by pure serendipity that a US Coast Guard Ice Breaker was docked at the port and open for public tours.
The ship was the Mackinaw, a fairly new ice breaker to the fleet. The ice breakers don’t “slice” or cut the ice, but rather the bow of the ship pushes up on top of the ice and the weight of the ship collapses or breaks the ice.
Some of the heavy duty chains on deck.
This has got to be a top of the line coffee maker! (and spill resistant as well). Another item that did not escape my attention was a big Weber gas grill strapped to the aft deck rail of the Mackinaw.
Linda and Claire from the top deck of the Mackinaw overlooking the aerial lift bridge. It was great fun to get a close-up look at such a unique piece of Great Lakes craft.