Chapter 3: Gear Selection When the lake temperature dips below 55F, a strange thing happens – namely, most people decide that it’s too cold toRead More
Author: Steve
Here’s Dave, Mike, and Nick out at MSW getting in a morning swim in a blazing hot 37.5F Lake Michigan! I’m still fighting off aRead More
Dave and Mike took advantage of the amazing weather earlier in the week to get in a swim at Tower Beach. They, of course, textedRead More
The general consensus of this morning was that it was one of the coldest – if not the coldest – swim outing we’ve had sinceRead More
We’ve had a string of warmer days now that have broken up the ice, so the lakefront looks pretty clear. I can’t wait to getRead More
Yet another strange adventure out at the lakefront… Mike and I rolled into the park by Montrose Beach just before 8:00am, and something just didn’tRead More
Nick, Mike, and I met at Montrose South Wall for a Sunday morning swim, and we lucked out with crystal clear skies and a calmRead More
Mike and I snuck out to Gillson Beach for a mid-morning swim. The sun was out in force, and the wonderfully calm lake came inRead More
We sure lucked out this morning. The wind forecast called for up to 10mph gusts, but the lake was quite calm out at the southRead More
I’m really bummed about not being up in Chicago during the holidays. After all, I’ve already missed out on at least one really cool lakeRead More