MIMA meeting images

Scene on the River

Osprey baby seen in the narrows.

Carl and his chipmunk friend Shorty (so named because one ear is shorter than the other)

Survivor Mink Island Navarra/Enck style!

Raft races, can jam, and catch phrase to name just a few of the survivor challenges that took place over the weeekend.

Another gorgeous island sunset.

Sunset "screams"

As many of you know, some of us just can't stand by and let Oak Island block our beautiful sunsets. So we have a tradition of, whenever possible, load everyone in the boat and "scream" around the west end of Oak and out towards the channel for a great look and a toast to the River. Seemingly, no 2 sunsets are the same. Here are a few of my favorites:

If Once You Have Slept On An Island

If once you have slept on an island

You'll never be quite the same;

You may look as you looked the day before
And go by the same old name,

You may bustle about in street and shop
You may sit at home and sew,
But you'll see blue water and wheeling gulls
Wherever your feet may go.

You may chat with the neighbors of this and that
And close to your fire keep,
But you'll hear ship whistle and lighthouse bell
And tides beat through your sleep.

Oh! you won't know why and you can't say how
Such a change upon you came,
But once you have slept on an island,
You'll never be quite the same.

--- Rachel Field

Good Night Moon

photo credit David Cole

A modeling gig for Boating World?

No, just the Navarra's looking tres chic while showing friends how Mink Islanders spend their evenings.

iphoto credit Otto Cuyler

Good Morning Sunshine...

Narrative and photos compliments of David Cole

"This was about 5:30am from our docks...The baby had us up anyway :)"

"This was about 5:45am from my boat in the middle of Chippewa Bay.Might as well go fishing if I was already awake."

"This was about 6:30am from my boat in Chippewa Creek"