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Swim Report – June 29, 2025 – Summer Bliss

July 7, 2025 By Steve

We finished up June with another perfect swim at 5:20am. The lake temp came in at 68.4F, an ideal combo with the 73F air tempRead More

Swim Report – June 22, 2025 – Happy Summer 2025!

July 7, 2025 By Steve

Our first official summer meetup took place at 5:30am just on the other side of the solstice. The lake temp came in at 68F withRead More

Swim Report – June 8, 2025 – Aquarium Edition

June 13, 2025 By Steve

Sunrise came in a 5:15am, but the super early swim time was well worth it as the lake came in at an amazingly temperate 64FRead More

Swim Report – May 25, 2025 – 60F!

June 13, 2025 By Steve

The air temperature came in at 48F – a bit crisp at 5:30am. But the lake temp read 60F, and Ma Nature gave us aRead More

Swim Report – May 11, 2025 – More Spring Chops

June 13, 2025 By Steve

The days are nearing peak sunshine which means that sunrise is super early now. But the good news is that 5:15am is the earliest itRead More

Swim Report – April 27, 2025 – In the 50F+ Zone!

April 27, 2025 By Steve

With a lake temp reading of 52F this morning (and 50F last Sunday), we’ve officially left the 40Fs behind us until the fall (hooray!). WhileRead More

Swim Report – April 20, 2025 – Happy Easter!

April 27, 2025 By Steve

Easter morning gave us a 50F lake and and air temp of 47F air temp. We had a slight breeze and (yet another) choppy lakeRead More

Swim Report – April 13, 2025 – Holding Steady

April 27, 2025 By Steve

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

Swim Report – April 6, 2025 – Last Gasps of Winter

April 27, 2025 By 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

Aniwye: The True Origin of “Chicago”

April 1, 2025 By Steve

​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

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