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America's Great Loop



Averaging 2,000 miles longer than the Amazon & Nile Rivers. America's Great Loop is an epic 6,000-mile (give or take a few miles) boating adventure. It can take you as near the Artic Circle as it does the Tropics of the Equator. In doing so, it will take you inland to and from the Outer Banks in the East to the Gateway of the West on the Mississippi. It is the longest, safest inland voyage on the planet. It encompasses the entire eastern portion of North America and takes you thru 9 original Colonies with the option of cruising thru all 13. It can take you north thru 2 great Provinces of Canada, and from the Soo Locks' entrance to Lake Superior to the Florida Keys in the South. From Mackinac Island to Mobile and Miami, from New Orleans to New York and New Hampshire, America's Great Loop can take you from Massachusetts to Mexico and places you never thought possible to reach in your very own boat. How's that for an epic adventure?

​ From the voyages of Columbus, Cook & Magellan, maritime adventures have always been the most envied accomplishments of mankind. Whether you wear a Ballcap, Panama hat or a Pith helmet, you will be no less the envied explorer. . . And the best & safest part of it all? You never have to cruise after dark, and you never have to face the perils of a wide-open sea. How safe it that?

However, as epic a voyage as it is, this is much more than a boat ride! It will take you to countless wonderful destinations including 8 of the top 10 Conde' Nast recommended places to see in America as well as 8 more if your route includes Canada. Beyond that, our main route & route options will take you to over 100 State & Local 'must see' attractions and Looper favorite destinations.

Yes, America's Great Loop is where travel & adventure blend into a bowl of wonderfully delicious, unexpected daily delights. It will all begin with what melts a boater's butter, and it will end having written the greatest chapter in your life's story.




CRUISING BY THE SEASONS



We cruise the Great Loop by the seasons. We "Spring-up" the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Spring avoiding the hurricane season. We "Summer across" the cooler Great Lakes or Canada's North Channel in Summer, and we "Fall-down" the Inland Rivers in Fall, avoiding the Tornado season. Then of course, we "Winter-linger along" as we enjoy Florida in the much warmer winter for which Florida is most famous for.

As we cruise south on Kentucky Lake and the Tennessee River the Fall foliage acts as a kaleidoscope bursting with bright, brilliant ever-changing colors. On this portion of your adventure, you might choose to take a side-trip on Cumberland River to visit Nashville and the Grand Ole Opry or take the Tennessee River to Knoxville and visit the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains.



Where can you go?



Maybe the question should be: "Where do you want to go?"

Want to take your boat through downtown Chicago? Cruise right by the statue of Liberty? Visit New York City? Or would you prefer cruising along the beautiful cypress lined Waccamaw River or South Carolina's undiscovered Low Country portion of the ICW, where you will see egrets, eagles, hawks, osprey, peacocks, sea otters, deer, dolphins, and even alligators? Fact is, from big cities to small towns, fishing villages, and enchanting Vistas, you will cruise thru creeks, swamps, and so undisturbed and uninhabited you will think you're the first human to ever be there.

It all comes to life somewhere between Miami, Montreal, Mackinac, and Memphis. You can even boat to Louisville, KY and on to Pittsburg. You can boat from Oklahoma City to Ocracoke and on to Ontario.

Starting in New York, Locks will lift your boat to almost 900 feet above sea level on your way to Canada's Georgian Bay & North Channel. From New Orleans to New York, from Mackinac Island to Mobile, America's Great Loop will take you and your boat past Castles and Cathedrals, Mountains and Marshlands, Giant Cypress trees and Civil War battlefields. You will cruise along rolling hillsides, lush vineyards, Antebellum mansions, century old towns and enchanting riverside Vistas.

Along the way you will cruise through exceptionally beautiful waters with pristine sandy beaches and possibly depending on your route, pink granite freshwater islands populated only by pine trees and a few bears. From hundreds of Lighthouses to hundreds more fabulous waterfront restaurants, this is a yearlong adventure with such amazing beauty it has inspired countless writers, musicians, novelists, poets, photographers, and a few thousand boaters before you.

This voyage will take you to or through American history as well as 20 U.S. States and 2 Provinces of Canada. In fact, you can take the Gulf ICW to New Orleans, Galveston, Houston, Corpus Christi, and the beautiful Padre Island at the border with Mexico.

Question is. . . Where do you want to go? Hannibal, Missouri, maybe, or Minneapolis/St. Paul?

Averaging 6,000 miles for most of us, America's Great Loop connects you to over 20,000 miles of safe inland navigable waterways. . . And the very best news of all? Following "The Looper's Companion Guide" you can do it all without ever facing the perils of a wide-open sea, without ever having to cruise thru the night, and without ever a worry of getting lost.

So where do you want to go? Chesapeake Bay? Baltimore? Washington DC, the Smithsonian? Arlington Cemetery? Vietnam Wall Memorial? Whatever you want to see, wherever you want to go, chances are pretty high, if it's in North America, America's Great Loop can take you there.



Places to stop, shop, stay, linger,
eat out & be a tourist:



Canada



Kentuck Lake



THE NATIVES ARE FRIENDLY!



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