Lake Michigan is on a mission to extend the summer as far out as possible! Quite unusual for this time of year, the water temperatureRead More
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As I have noted multiple times over the years, October is one of the best months of the year for swimming. The lake is usuallyRead More
Ma Nature gave us a 65F lake at 6:30am with the air coming in at 60F. But it was a crisp 52F just as IRead More
Heavy t-storms at 6:30am. But things cleared up a bit at 7:00am. Not enough for an extended swim, but just enough of a window ofRead More
We had a gloriously balmy 72.2F lake in lock step with a 72F air temp at 6:15am – so perfect conditions. The lake was aRead More
Despite the intermittent rainstorms that took place earlier this morning, L1 was mostly calm when I got there just before 6:00am. We had some occasionalRead More
I was reminded multiple times yesterday evening about the beach hazard warning (“3-6 foot waves”) and dangerous swim conditions. But since you never know whatRead More
It was more active than usual at 5:50am due to some early bird Air Show spectators scoping out the best seating areas. But we hadRead More
Another perfect morning out at the greatest swim spot on the planet! Ma Nature gave us a 75F lake, 75F air, and mirror flat conditionsRead More
Sunday morning brought us a magnificent 76F lake with the outside air coming in at a pleasantly balmy 72F. However, these ideal conditions were somewhatRead More