M/V ILLUSIONS 1992 - 1996
38' CARVER AFT CABIN

OUR FIRST REAL CRUISING, 
INCLUDING A WEEK TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS
AND SOME LOCAL AND REGIONAL 
CRUISES IN THE HOUSTON, TX AREA FROM 1992 - 1996

M/V ILLUSIONS 1997 - 2002
44' CARVER AFT CABIN

CRUISING TEXAS AND LOUISIANA,
THE GREAT LOOP, CANALS AND RIVERS IN CANADA,
THE GREAT LAKES, AND
MOST OF THE MAJOR RIVERS
IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE USA
FROM 1997 - 2002

M/V ILLUSIONS 2003 - 2011
57' PILOT HOUSE MOTOR YACHT

 A CRUISE FROM FLORIDA TO TEXAS AND A CRUISE FROM 
TX TO MN TO TX IN 2003. 
IN 2004 TWO CRUISES: ONE TO THE TN RIVER AND
ONE TO ALASKA. 
IN 2005 ILLUSIONS TRAVELED FROM ITS WINTER HOME IN MS
 TO CANADA TO WINTER IN NY. 
ALSO SEE THE BALTIC SEA CRUISE.
THE 2006 CRUISE IS ABOUT CANADA, THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY
AROUND NOVA SCOTIA AND DOWN TO MAINE, BOSTON,
NEW YORK, THE NJ COAST, AND PORTSMOUTH, VA. 
IN 2007 WE CRUISED THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM A HOME BASE IN PORTSMOUTH, VA.  
IN 2008 WE CRUISED TO NORTH CAROLINA, THEN TO CANADA;
GREEN BAY, WI; CHICAGO, IL; MEMPHIS, TN; CATOOSA (TULSA), OK; AND
LITTLE ROCK, AR FOR THE WINTER.
IN DECEMBER 2008 WE CRUISED AROUND SOUTH AMERICA ON A
HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISE SHIP. 
IN 2009 WE TOOK THE GRANDCHILDREN ON A DISNEY CRUISE
TO THE CARIBBEAN.  ILLUSIONS CRUISED FROM
LITTLE ROCK, AR TO MEMPHIS TO NASHVILLE TO KNOXVILLE
TO HOUSTON, TX VIA THE TENN-TOM WATERWAY.
IN 2010 WE CRUISED FROM RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
TO FT LAUDERDALE, FL. VIA THE AMAZON RIVER
ON HOLLAND AMERICA.
New

M/V HAWKEYE II
60' STEEL MOTOR YACHT

A TRIP OF A LIFETIME CRUISE

1985 - 1986 CRUISE FROM NEWPORT BEACH, CA
TO DUBUQUE, IA, TO MN, FL AND THE BAHAMAS,
AND ON TO THE PANAMA CANAL AND
BACK TO NEWPORT BEACH, CA

M/V OUTBOUND

CAPPY AND JUDY STAHLMAN PURCHASED A 55' FLEMING
 AND TOOK IT ON A 2400 MILE SHAKE DOWN CRUISE FROM
 THE TCHEFUNCTE RIVER IN LOUISIANA TO THE TENN-TOM WATERWAY,
THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO  RIVERS, THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, AND BACK
TO THE TCHEFUNCTE.  IN 2005 THEY TRAVELED TO FLORIDA,
THE BAHAMAS. AND THE EAST COAST TO EDGEWATER, MD WHERE
THEY TRADED FOR A NEW 65' FLEMING. 

M/V NORDIC  

MARC AND CINDY SNOWHITE SOLD THEIR BUSINESS
 AND HOME IN THE HOUSTON, TEXAS AREA AND
MOVED TO FLORIDA ABOARD THEIR 50' CARVER IN 2004,
LIVING ABOARD FOR 18 MONTHS.
THEY TOOK A TRIP TO COSTA RICA IN 2006.
IN 2007 THEY CRUISED TO BIMINI IN THE BAHAMAS AND TO
ELLIOTT KEY, FLORIDA. 
 

M/V MIMI

JIM AND BETTY HOWE BOUGHT THEIR NEW 56' NEPTUNUS
 AND MOVED IT FROM CANADA TO BALTIMORE 
TO MARATHON IN THE FLORIDA KEYS DURING 2003.  IN 2004
THEY WENT TO THE TENNESSEE RIVER AND BACK TO
MARATHON.  IN 2005 THEY WENT TO THE BAHAMAS AND
CHESAPEAKE BAY.  IN 2006 MIMI CRUISED TO THE UPPER
TENNESSEE RIVER AND BACK TO MARATHON IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. 
IN 2007 THEY CRUISED TO WASHINGTON, DC, BALTIMORE, MD, AND OTHER PORTS ON CHESAPEAKE BAY.  AFTER AUGUST SEE THEIR WEBSITE AT
www.mimicruiselogs.com  

M/V LADY KARLA

ROB AND KARLA HUSTON BOUGHT THEIR 46' ALASKAN
IN CALIFORNIA IN 1991 AND BROUGHT IT HOME TO SEATTLE, WA.
IN 1992 AND 2005 THEY WENT ON CRUISES TO
DESOLATION SOUND IN BC, CANADA.    

M/V LOBSTERTALES

DAVE AND LILA WEINSTEIN TRAILER THEIR 25' ROSBOROUGH
FROM NEW YORK TO FT LAUDERDALE AND CROSS TO THE BAHAMAS ON A BOAT US TRIP IN 2002.

1930 CANADA CRUISE 

MY MOTHER, JULIA FRANCES SCHOLL, MADE A TRIP DOWN THE
ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY IN 1930.  THAT WAS BEFORE THE LOCKS
WERE IN PLACE ON THE RIVER.  WE MADE A SIMILAR CRUISE
76 YEARS LATER.  BOTH OF US CREATED LOGS OF THE TRIP.  THESE LOGS
ARE THE ACCOUNT OF MY MOTHER'S CRUISE AS WRITTEN BY HER FATHER.