3.6K views · 147 reactions | Champion’s Auto Ferry - service to Harsens Island from Algonac in Michigan’s Thumbcoast. Michigan owns about 75% of this island & the wildlife sanctuaries throughout. The small community of Sans Souci has a market, coffee house, distillery & gift shop on the northeast side. Middle Channel Marina is on the southwest side and has boat rentals, kayaks, SUP, bait & snacks! BLUEWATER.ORG | Discover The Blue Michigan’s Thumbcoast | Facebook

Northern Resident Orcas in Beaver Cove 2019: A gateway to northern resident orca journeys Nestled on Northern Vancouver Island, Beaver Cove is more than a quiet coastal community, it’s part of the seasonal path of northern resident orcas. Drawn here by salmon-rich waters and the rhythms of Johnstone Strait, these whales travel in family pods that have been returning for generations. When you see them glide past Beaver Cove, you’re witnessing not just a feeding stop, but a living tradition of the

A Quiet Encounter with Klaoitsis in 2019 (Sound on) The Johnstone Strait was hushed, its waters shimmering under the soft light of day. Cutting through that stillness was the steady, deliberate presence of A84 Klaoitsis, a male Northern Resident Orca. He moved with patience, each dive measured, each surfacing a reminder of the deep rhythm between salmon and sea. There was no rush, only the quiet mastery of a hunter who knows these waters as home. His tall dorsal fin rose like a sentinel against