Interesting Links:

• U.S. Coast Guard and Auxiliary Acronyms 
• Animated Knots by Grog  (a great site for those who struggle with knots)

A Word from our Sponsor:

• United States Coast Guard homepage of the greatest armed service!
• U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan based here in Milwaukee, covering most of Lake Michigan, many rivers, and some inland lakes

Weather and Boating Information:

  Local Weather Radio Stations

Station ID	Location	Frequency
WWG91	Sheboygan	162.525
KEC60	Milwaukee	162.400
KZZ76	Racine	162.450
WXJ87	Madison	162.550

Other Wisconsin Weather Radio Stations

National Weather Service Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
National Weather Service Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
National Weather Service Racine County, Wisconsin
National Weather Service Dane County, Wisconsin
 
Lake Michigan Conditions - NWS Great Lakes Observations
Great Lakes water temperatures - many buoys unavailable in winter
Weather Conditions (large menu of various weather conditions - wind, waves, radar, etc)
Local Notice to Mariners (LNM) - USCG District 9
Annual Light List, Vol. 7 - USCG District 9
U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center
Float Plan Central

Publications and Related Organizations:

Navigator Express - USCG AUX quarterly magazine
Navigator - USCG AUX annual magazine
The Responder (formerly Up Top in Operations) - USCG Aux Operations Department
Boating Safety - U. S. Coast Guard Boating Safety Division
The Coast Guard Reservist - Coast Guard Reserves magazine
Coast Guard Office of Search and Rescue 
Coast Guard Proceedings - Journal of Safety & Security at Sea
Seapower - publication of the Navy League of the United States
Proceedings - U.S. Naval Institute
Ancient Order of the Pterodactyl - Coast Guard Aviation Association
Foundation for Coast Guard History
Virtual Museum of the Coast Guard Auxiliary
Coast Guard Foundation - supporting the Men, Women, and Families of the Coast Guard
Coast Guard Channel 
U.S. Coast Guard Visual Imagery Database - Coast Guard video, photos, art, graphics and audio