Fisheries and Oceans Pêches et Océans Canada Canada Corrected to Monthly Edition No. 12/2020 CEN 307 FIRST EDITION North Channel of Lake Huron Sailing Directions Pictograph legend Sault Ste. Marie � 17 uce Mines Anchorage Br ver Chapter 5 Chapter 2 Thessalon 17 Blind Ri Spanish Chapter 6 Whitefish � � � Falls� Wharf Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Little Current Chapter 1 Meldrum Gore L Bay AK Bay 6 Marina E H UR ON Current Caution Light Radio calling-in point Lifesaving station Pilotage Department of Fisheries and Oceans information line 1-613-993-0999 Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue Rescue Co-ordination Centre Trenton (Great Lakes area) 1-800-267-7270 Cover photograph Little Current (1998) B O O K L E T C E N 3 0 7 Corrected to Monthly Edition No. 12/2020 Sailing Directions North Channel of Lake Huron First Edition 2000 Fisheries and Oceans Canada Users of this publication are requested to forward information regarding newly discovered dangers, changes in aids to navigation, the existence of new shoals or channels, printing errors, or other information that would be useful for the correction of nautical charts and hydrographic publications affecting Canadian waters to: Director General Canadian Hydrographic Service Fisheries and Oceans Canada Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0E6 The Canadian Hydrographic Service produces and distributes Nautical Charts, Sailing Directions, Small Craft Guides, Canadian Tide and Current Tables and the Atlas of Tidal Currents of the navigable waters of Canada. 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CORRECTIONS N/M No. Inserted by: N/M No. Inserted by: N/M No. Inserted by: N/M No. Inserted by: N/M No. Inserted by: 12/2020 III Preface __________________________________________________________ VI Explanatory notes ________________________________________________ VII Abbreviations _____________________________________________________ IX CHAPTER 1 North Channel — Eastern part General _________________________________________________________ 1-1 East entrance to North Channel _____________________________________ 1-1 Heywood Island __________________________________________________ 1-2 Frazer Bay and McGregor Bay ______________________________________ 1-2 Frazer Bay entrance ___________________________________________ 1-2 Frazer Bay and Baie Fine _______________________________________ 1-3 McGregor Bay _______________________________________________ 1-3 Boat Passage and La Cloche Channel _____________________________ 1-6 Manitowaning and Sheguiandah Bays ________________________________ 1-6 Manitowaning Bay ____________________________________________ 1-6 Sheguiandah Bay _____________________________________________ 1-8 Heywood Island to Little Current ___________________________________ 1-9 Heywood Island to McKenzie Island ______________________________ 1-9 Little Current — Eastern approaches _____________________________ 1-10 East entrance channel to Little Current ___________________________ 1-10 Little Current harbour _________________________________________ 1-10 Little Current — Western approaches ____________________________ 1-12 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE CHAPTER 2 NE part and main central route General _________________________________________________________ 2-1 Waubuno Channel ________________________________________________ 2-1 Waubuno Channel to Whitefish Falls _________________________________ 2-2 Approaches to Bay of Islands ____________________________________ 2-2 Bay of Islands ________________________________________________ 2-2 Whitefish River _______________________________________________ 2-3 Approaches to La Cloche Channel ________________________________ 2-4 La Cloche Channel to Whitefish Falls _____________________________ 2-4 CHAPTER 3 Main central route General _________________________________________________________ 3-1 Mackay’s Point to John Island ______________________________________ 3-1 Mackay’s Point to Clapperton Island ______________________________ 3-1 Clapperton Island to Mississagi Island _____________________________ 3-2 South coast of Aird and John Islands ______________________________ 3-4 CHAPTER 4 Central part — South shore — West Bay to False Detour Channel General _________________________________________________________ 4-1 West Bay ____________________________________________________ 4-1 Clapperton Channel ___________________________________________ 4-2 Clapperton Island to Blackstock Point _____________________________ 4-4 Blackstock Point to Meldrum Point _______________________________ 4-5 Bayfield Sound ______________________________________________ 4-6 Cape Roberts to Meldrum Bay ___________________________________ 4-7 Meldrum Bay and approaches ___________________________________ 4-7 Meldrum Point to False Detour Channel ___________________________ 4-9 IV CHAPTER 5 North shore — Waubuno Channel to Webber Island General ________________________________________________________ 5-1 Northern route to McBean Channel and Whalesback Channel __________ 5-1 Waubuno Channel to McBean Channel ___________________________ 5-1 McBean Channel ____________________________________________ 5-3 Little Detroit and approaches ___________________________________ 5-4 Whalesback Channel _____________________________________________ 5-6 Spanish River and approaches __________________________________ 5-7 Aird Bay and approaches ______________________________________ 5-8 Spotted Island to Wicksteed Point _______________________________ 5-8 John Harbour and approaches __________________________________ 5-9 Whalesback Channel — Western approaches _________________________ 5-9 Outlying features ___________________________________________ 5-10 Scott Passage and approaches _________________________________ 5-10 Turnbull Passage and approaches _______________________________ 5-10 South Passage and approaches _________________________________ 5-11 Serpent Harbour and approaches _______________________________ 5-12 Lally Point to Webber Island _____________________________________ 5-14 Blind River and approaches ___________________________________ 5-14 Comb Point to Webber Island __________________________________ 5-15 CHAPTER 6 West End — St. Joseph Channel and Lake George General ________________________________________________________ 6-1 Offshore islands and reefs _________________________________________ 6-1 North Shore — Webber Island to Bruce Mines________________________ 6-2 Webber Island to Thessalon ____________________________________ 6-2 Thessalon to Bruce Mines _____________________________________ 6-4 South Shore — False Detour Channel to Gravel Point _________________ 6-6 Drummond Island ____________________________________________ 6-6 Potagannissing Bay __________________________________________ 6-7 Fox Island to Gravel Point _____________________________________ 6-8 St. Joseph Channel _______________________________________________ 6-8 Eastern approach to St. Joseph Channel ___________________________ 6-9 Canoe Point to Richards Landing _______________________________ 6-10 Richards Landing to Harwood Point ____________________________ 6-12 Harwood Point to Lake George ________________________________ 6-13 Lake George ___________________________________________________ 6-14 Squirrel Island to Bell Point ___________________________________ 6-14 Bell Point to Black Point _____________________________________ 6-14 APPENDICES Sail Plan________________________________________________________ A-1 Table of Marina Facilities _________________________________________ A-3 List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals _______________________________ A-5 Index __________________________________________________________ I-1 Notes __________________________________________________________ N-1 V he First Edition of Sailing Directions, CEN 307 — North Channel of Lake Huron, 2000, has been compiled from Canadian Government and other information sources. In general, all Thydrographic terms used in this booklet are in accordance with the meanings given in the Hydrographic Dictionary (Special Publication No. 32), published by the International Hydrographic Bureau. This edition uses a new presentation of the description of the geographical areas. General information for the Great Lakes is grouped within one booklet, Sailing Directions, CEN 300 — General Information, Great Lakes. It contains navigational information and a brief description PREFACE of the main port facilities as well as geographic, oceanographic and atmospheric