Great suggestions and I concur. I have a Garmin GPS with the Winnipesauke map installed. It's great when I'm headed someplace I'm familiar with, but if I'm in unfamiliar areas, I'm double-checking the paper maps like crazy. The map always give you a better "birds eye" perspective.
Don't get seduced by a condition I refer to as "GPS fog" if you catch my drift.
Early on, I trashed a couple of aluminum props because I mis-read the markers. I was lucky it was only the prop. Luckier still it was aluminum and not SS.
The launch at Meredith Bay is good but always busy. They're quite informative for people who are launching for the first time because it's such a visible launch site. They have trailer parking available at the hardware store nearby (Aubuchon) last time I checked. If that fills up, they have another lot further up the road. If you check in with the Police dept., you can leave your trailer at the other lot during your visit. They give you a permit of some kind.
The bizer map has most of the public launch sites listed.
Good luck and enjoy!
Oh, and wave! I always wave back.
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