Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
THE SCHOONER Huron Jewel sits docked at Saxon Harbor Thursday afternoon. The tall ship stopped in the harbor for a few days during a tour of Lake Superior, giving locals the chance to see the ship up close and go on board for a tour.
By RICHARD JENKINS
SAXON, Wis. - Saxon Harbor played host to a larger vessel than it usually sees over the past few days as a tall ship, Schooner Huron Jewel, docked in the harbor Thursday.
"We're sailing around the Great Lakes this summer to put smiles on people's faces by bringing a tall ship to their backyard," said Julie Covert, who owns the ship with her husband, Hugh.
The 60-foot schooner - which means the vessel has more than one mast and has its biggest sail in the back - sails out of Drummond Island and normally offers a variety of day sails, overnights...
