The Murphree’s Great Loop Adventure – 2017/2018

Welcome to the Gettin’ Looped Blog, hosted by Mike & Jonell Murphree.
We live in Royal Oak Michigan & boat out of Miller Marina located in Lake St Clair.
Lake St Clair is a body of water (about 26 miles long) connecting the Detroit River to Lake Huron. We depart from Miller Marina about July 15, 2017.
We hope you enjoy our website.

GPS Tracking Link = https://share.garmin.com/GettinLooped2017
Managing the website = use links above, in the Header/Menu to get to the following pages
1. The Daily Blog
2. Our Route by Month
3. Contact Information
4. Great Loop Overview (with Links to AGLCA & Captain John’s websites)
5. Visitors Calendar (very tentative holding place for potential visitors)
6. Our Boat

The “Recent Posts” below are short excerpts of the last 4 blog posts, for the full blog with photos – click “Daily Blog” in the Header section at the top of this page.

Mahi Mahi- Sun Jul 6; Vermillion Ohio to Lake St Clair Miller Marina (* We’re Home *)

July 8, 2025 by Mike & Jonell Murphree

Well, this is it – our last blog post. We’re Home !!!! As many of you know, our original plan was to arrive home, back at Miller Marina in Lake St Clair, on Monday July 7th – to coincide with Jonell’s Birthday. Well, it was about 1pm on Sunday during our ride from the Vermillion … Continue reading Mahi Mahi- Sun Jul 6; Vermillion Ohio to Lake St Clair Miller Marina (*** We’re Home ***)

Mahi Mahi- Sat Jul 5th; Cleveland to Vermillion Oh

July 6, 2025 by Mike & Jonell Murphree

Well it was hard to beat our visit in Cleveland, but Vermillion Oh is puttin’ in a pretty good case too. It is really a case of big city – Cleveland vs American Pie – Vermillion. Vermillion is such a quaint little town, and I never would have thought about staying here if it wasn’t … Continue reading Mahi Mahi- Sat Jul 5th; Cleveland to Vermillion Oh

Mahi Mahi- Thu Jul 3rd; Erie Pa to Ashtubula Oh (Kister Marina)

July 3, 2025 by Mike & Jonell Murphree

Ok, really short/boring post today. Ashtubula – never heard of it, where is it ? Well, it’s about half way between Erie Pa & Cleveland Oh. That explains why we are in Ashtabula Ohio. Today’s ride was a choppy 47 miles, the wind was out of the west & we were heading west. The cruise … Continue reading Mahi Mahi- Thu Jul 3rd; Erie Pa to Ashtubula Oh (Kister Marina)

Mahi Mahi – Wed Jul 2; Welland Canal to Erie PA.

July 2, 2025 by Mike & Jonell Murphree

Quick Post today 😃 The wind gods cooperated nicely today. Our 67 mile ride across the eastern quarter of Lake Erie was wonderful, waiting one day to depart Canada was a great decision. The water was so calm, we let “Otto” drive almost all the way. “Otto” is what we lovingly call our auto-pilot steering … Continue reading Mahi Mahi – Wed Jul 2; Welland Canal to Erie PA.