While the lake temp stayed consistent at 48F, the air temp came in at a much warmer 53F – way more in line with spring!Read More
Author: Steve
Old Man Winter was still lurking around a bit at our swim site. We had a 48F lake temp, 39F air temp, and some rigorousRead More
In the spring of 1696, along the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan, the Jesuit priest Father Pierre François Pinet established the Mission of the GuardianRead More
The weather forecast called for some serious t-storms today, but fortunately then didn’t hit until early afternoon. Instead, when we got our there at 6:30am,Read More
The first full weekend of spring gave us a feisty 45F lake fomented by a sustained wind from the east. I got in just underRead More
For the first time since later 2024 we had a lake in the 40F+ zone. That means that the lake is starting to shed itsRead More
The forecast called for overcast skies and warmer air temperatures with the possibility of light drizzle. Fortunately for us, the meteorologists were way inaccurate asRead More
The lake temp came in at 35F – a slight bump from the prior weeks. I had to spend some time deicing L1 and theRead More
We lucked out again this morning with warmer air temperatures to offset the colder lake. The mid-winter water was still around 33F, but the airRead More
Our first meetup of February gave us a 33F lake and an outside air temp of 31F – a huge bump from earlier in theRead More