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LULU Here’s Lulu at the helm of our 2007 340 Sea Ray Sundancer, Running on Empty, during a recent trip to Washington Park Marina in Michigan City, Indiana.

—Eric Yagley, Chicago, IL

CALLING ALL CANINE (AND FELINE) CREW! We want to learn about your furry friends onboard! Send a short writeup with your pet’s name and your home city, as well as a high-resolution photo (at least 1 MB) to: STAFF@LAKELANDBOATING.COM. Please put “Canine/Feline Crew” in the subject line. If we publish your submission, you’ll win a Lakeland Boating hat!

Correction In the October 2020 issue of Lakeland Boating, we mislabeled the map of Cobourg, Ontario, on page 44. It was labeled as Lake Erie when the correct location should read Lake Ontario. We sincerely regret the error.

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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 | VOLUME LXXIV, NO. 11 PUBLISHER Walter “Bing” O’Meara

EDITORIAL STAFF Editorial Director: Kate Bush Assistant Editor: Abby Thorpe

CREATIVE STAFF Art Director/Production Manager: Christy Tuttle Bauhs

CONTRIBUTORS Helen Aitken, Glenn Hayes, Capt. Frank Lanier, Susan R. Pollack, Marty Richardson, Craig Ritchie, John & Betty Scheurer, Capt. Tom Serio, Heather Steinberger

BUSINESS STAFF National Sales: Mark Conway Regional Sales: Patti McCleery Marketing Director: Linda O’Meara Accounting: Marguerite Wristen

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Lakeland Boating (ISSN 0744-9194) Copyright 2020, by O’Meara-Brown Publications, Inc. is published eleven times per year (except December) by O’MearaBrown Publications, Inc. • Business/Accounting and Editorial Offi ces: 1555 Sherman Ave. Suite 313, Evanston, IL 60201, 312-276-0610. • Call 800-8270289 to subscribe. Subscription correspondence should be addressed to Lakeland Boating, P.O. Box 15396, North Hollywood, CA 91615 (U.S.). Annual subscription rates: United States: $24.95 per year; International and Canadian: $39.95 per year, includes 7% G.S.T. tax (G.S.T. 894095074-RT 0001) and $12 postage included. Single copies are $4.99 for U.S. and Canada. Only U.S. funds are accepted. Periodical postage paid at Evanston, IL and additional mailing offi ces. • POSTMASTER: please send address changes to Lakeland Boating, P.O. Box 15396, North Hollywood, CA 91615-5396. • Lakeland Boating is a registered trademark of O’Meara-Brown Publications, Inc., Evanston, IL. Published as Lakeland Yachting 1946-1955. • Unsolicited work may be submitted at the creator’s own risk. Lakeland Boating assumes no responsibility or liability for unsolicited material. All submissions must be accompanied by a self-addressed envelope with suffi cient return postage. All published photos are courtesy of the manufacturer, unless otherwise noted.

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