September 2, 2001

a closer entrance

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Amy and the girls drove to Marquette today to do some last minute shopping for school clothes and supplies.  She phoned to let me know a cruise ship was anchored in Marquette's Lower Harbor.  I piled the boys into the old Cavalier and we field-tripped to Marquette to see the big ship.  The following information comes from the official Web site for the Great Lakes Cruise Company of Ann Arbor, MI.

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Built in 1997, the MV Columbus was designed specifically to accommodate the locks of the Great Lakes.  The ship contains 134 outside cabins, 63 inside cabins and 8 outside suites (2 with verandahs).  Each cabin features a fully equipped bathroom with shower, toilet, washbasin, and hair dryer.  Amenities include a mini bar, desk and chair, a safe for valuables, and ample closet space.  All cabins have a telephone and color TV with four ship channels - including one linked to an on-board camera displaying the view from the bridge.  In addition, most outside cabins have sitting areas.

The MV Columbus features a large restaurant, a lounge for dancing and special events, a Palm Garden with bar, a galleria with group seating areas and wine bar, library, swimming pool, pool bar, fitness room, sauna, boutique/gift shop, hair salon, and photo lab.

Click on Great Lakes Cruise Company to review the current cruise itinerary.

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I've read that when Americans go to a shopping mall, they won't park more than six hundred feet from where they want to go.  If it's farther than that, they'll get back in the car and drive to a closer entrance.

Jim Mullen, from It Takes a Village Idiot.

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