Wed. May 11, 2011 - Rained Out in the Morning

This is why we cancelled our programs this morning.  Lots of rain and lightning!

GT Academy students get an on-shore lesson in the Great Lakes food web from Fred Utting.
GT Academy will sail with us on June 10. 
We will also try to reschedule TC West 6th Grade who were scheduled on Manitou this morning.

Mackerel scales and mare's tails make lofty ships carry low sails

Well that's the saying, but fortunately we did not have to shorten sail this week.  Just a little rain on Friday.  Technically these are Cirrus uncinus, found above 26,000 ft.  They are composed of ice crystals.  And they are beautiful.  Photo taken from the Schoolship Inland Seas, May 4, 2011.