10/14/2010 WOLF ISLAND ANCHORAGE TO GRAND HARBOR MARINA RESORT AND MARINA, TN

THURSDAY

TOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 26 NM

Wolf Island (MM192) proved to be another peaceful resting place and we were all off the hook by 8:45, heading for the Pickwick Lock and Dam that was about 14 miles away.

BOTH HOMES HAVE FUNICULARS TO THE SHORE

At MM 198 we passed by the Shiloh National Park which was established in 1894 to preserve the site of the bloody April 1862 battle that resulted in the wounding, missing or death of nearly 24,000 Union and Confederate soldiers.

A GLIMPSE OF SHILOH NATIONAL PARK

Just a couple miles shy of the lock Ed, leading the lineup of us Loopers, spotted this American Bald Eagle surveying his kingdom from the top of a naked tree. He certainly commanded our rapt attention and cameras were clicking from all the boats.

LINE OF LOOPERS

BALD EAGLE WATCHING THE LOOPERS PARADE

By 10:30 we were all locking up the Pickwick Lock and were soon entering Pickwick Lake with its impressive homes and resorts. The lake is 55 miles long and bordered by three states; Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. Can I tell you again how happy I am to be off the mucky Mississippi River and into the beautiful rivers and lakes that venture off from it?

LOCK WATCHER

THAT'S A MEGA WOW!

NOT TOO SHABBY

Having no place to be in the near future, we decided to tag along with the rest of the group for now. Blue Angel showed us all the beautiful little cove with a cascading waterfall and then we all headed back to Grand Harbor Marina, right at the off chute of Yellow Creek (MM 215) and the beginning of the Tenn-Tom Waterway.

PICTURESQUE LITTLE FALL

BLUE ANGEL WITH JIM AND SHARON

SEA ESTATE WITH ED AND CONNIE

N II WISHIN' WITH JERRY AND JOAN

OCEAN BREEZE WITH TODD AND PAULA

(AND DON'T FORGET CHARLIE)

YEP, THAT'S TODD AND CHARLIE

OK, so here’s the deal. When we are on our boats in the marina we are in Mississippi. However, when we are on land in the resort property, we are in Tennessee. Go figure that one!

TRANSIENTS WELCOME!

THE MARINA

Todd, Dan and I used the marina’s courtesy van for a trip to the Lowe’s in nearby Savannah, TN. We were lucky and found the needed water expansion tank. Dan switched it out with our damaged one and we are now all set. What a guy!

Catfish for dinner!! No, there was no fishing done but all ten of us piled into the van and headed for Hagy’s Catfish Hotel in Shiloh. (www.catfishhotel.com). This establishment began in 1938 when Norman and Dorothy Hagy opened their doors and served up their yummy fried catfish and hushpuppies. This plate holds the remains of Dan’s whole catfish dinner.

OK, LOAD 'EM UP

JUDY, TODD, PAULA, JIM, SHARON, CONNIE, ED JERRY AND CONNIE

CHOW DOWN AT THE CATFISH HOTEL

FISH BONES FROM DAN'S DINNER

Tomorrow may hold a tour of the Shiloh National Military Park, stay tuned for the update.