by Denny » May 11, 2017, 12:03 pm
Okay boatnerds it is time for another story from me. This one is kind of hard to put into words and I don't have all the facts along with figures yet and it may be a bit too long and I appologize for that but, it is worth reading and hope that you all enjoy this one and appreciate it as much as I did in writing it. There are several titles that I can give for this story and I will start with one title as "The Quest for 20 and also call it as well, 20 is more than just a number or an average number as it is much more than that!" What all of this means is simply this to all of you, when I first started out on the St. Clair River 25 years ago in 1992, that first season I had lots to learn as I was just starting out and only 19-20 years old at the time. I was also just learning how to drive as well since I just got out of High School in 1991 and was not working. So 1992 without anything to do and taking and making a few trips to the river in 1991 in the summer with my folks, that's how I got started on my own in 1992. But back to the story here, the 1992 season I only made it to the river 17 times on my own which is not bad. The following year 1993, was a dropoff year as it seldom happens with 10. However, the Quest for 20 as the story is called started in 1994. That season I was up to 17 and I wasn't sure I was going to make it out to the river anymore that season. Sorry I won't go into details other than something ended up happening that fall in late September and it wasn't until about mid-October that for the first time ever I finally made it out to the St. Clair River for my 20th ever time and trip! It was a moment I will never forget and believe it or not the Paul R. Tregurth was one of the ships I saw that day and got a salute from as well that day. Since 1994 though, I have had 10 times to where I made it to the river 20 or more times with the last one being in 2013 when I made it an incredible 28 times! If you look at the seasons to where I made it to the river 20 or more times, the numbers are unbelievable and mind boggling! Here's the official numbers if you don't believe me on this story.
1994 28 trips
1997 20 trips
1999 28 trips (Yes, we partied like it was 1999 that season btw)
2001 20 trips
2004 20 trips
2006 21 trips
2007 25 trips
2010 26 trips
2012 20 trips
2013 28 trips
As you can see I try to make it a goal to reach 20 trips every year as I am my own critic if I don't make it. Also as you can see by the chart and the numbers, "Never once have I ever gotten 30 trips to the river and just once in my lifetime I would love more than you can ever dream and imagine to just once do it and say I did it!" Hopefully someday as long as I'm young and my health holds up. Sorry for such a long story here but hope that you all enjoyed it!
Okay boatnerds it is time for another story from me. This one is kind of hard to put into words and I don't have all the facts along with figures yet and it may be a bit too long and I appologize for that but, it is worth reading and hope that you all enjoy this one and appreciate it as much as I did in writing it. There are several titles that I can give for this story and I will start with one title as "The Quest for 20 and also call it as well, 20 is more than just a number or an average number as it is much more than that!" What all of this means is simply this to all of you, when I first started out on the St. Clair River 25 years ago in 1992, that first season I had lots to learn as I was just starting out and only 19-20 years old at the time. I was also just learning how to drive as well since I just got out of High School in 1991 and was not working. So 1992 without anything to do and taking and making a few trips to the river in 1991 in the summer with my folks, that's how I got started on my own in 1992. But back to the story here, the 1992 season I only made it to the river 17 times on my own which is not bad. The following year 1993, was a dropoff year as it seldom happens with 10. However, the Quest for 20 as the story is called started in 1994. That season I was up to 17 and I wasn't sure I was going to make it out to the river anymore that season. Sorry I won't go into details other than something ended up happening that fall in late September and it wasn't until about mid-October that for the first time ever I finally made it out to the St. Clair River for my 20th ever time and trip! It was a moment I will never forget and believe it or not the Paul R. Tregurth was one of the ships I saw that day and got a salute from as well that day. Since 1994 though, I have had 10 times to where I made it to the river 20 or more times with the last one being in 2013 when I made it an incredible 28 times! If you look at the seasons to where I made it to the river 20 or more times, the numbers are unbelievable and mind boggling! Here's the official numbers if you don't believe me on this story.
1994 28 trips
1997 20 trips
1999 28 trips (Yes, we partied like it was 1999 that season btw)
2001 20 trips
2004 20 trips
2006 21 trips
2007 25 trips
2010 26 trips
2012 20 trips
2013 28 trips
As you can see I try to make it a goal to reach 20 trips every year as I am my own critic if I don't make it. Also as you can see by the chart and the numbers, "Never once have I ever gotten 30 trips to the river and just once in my lifetime I would love more than you can ever dream and imagine to just once do it and say I did it!" Hopefully someday as long as I'm young and my health holds up. Sorry for such a long story here but hope that you all enjoyed it!