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Swim Report – July 9, 2023 – Summer Bliss

July 9, 2023 By Steve

Keeping this short as it’s a perfect summer day today – and not one to squander in front of the computer! Bottom line, we hadRead More

Swim Report – July 2, 2023 – Beating the Devil

July 2, 2023 By Steve

We pretty much had the entire lakefront to ourselves at 5:20am. Not only was it ridiculously early in the morning, but we had a steadyRead More

Swim Report – June 25, 2023 – Early Summer Chops

June 25, 2023 By Steve

A rather boisterous thunderstorm passed through the area at 2:00am last night. And while it provided us with some much-needed rain, I was concerned thatRead More

Swim Report – June 18, 2023 – Threshold of Summer

June 18, 2023 By Steve

Another magical morning out at L1… We are on the verge of the summer solstice, so sunrise is an excruciatingly early 5:15am these days. TheRead More

Swim Report – June 11, 2023 – Channeling Autumn

June 11, 2023 By Steve

With the overcast skies, a biting wind, high volume swells, and an air temp in the low 50Fs, this morning seemed more like late SeptemberRead More

Swim Report – May 28, 2023 – Late Spring Bliss

June 1, 2023 By Steve

It was quiet, calm, and beautiful out at L1 at 5:20am. The lake came in at just under 59F which was a welcome relief fromRead More

Swim Report – May 14, 2023 – Spring Chops

May 21, 2023 By Steve

We were fortunate enough to get a 3F bump in the lake temp from last week, but we didn’t see a repeat of the calmRead More

Swim Report – May 7, 2023 – Back on Track

May 21, 2023 By Steve

After a slight regression, the lake temp jumped back above 50F coming in at 53F at 5:40am. While still a bit crisp, it was temperedRead More

Swim Report – April 23, 2023 – Slight Regression

April 24, 2023 By Steve

Thanks to the cold spell which arrived late last week, the lake temp backslid a bit to 49F yesterday morning. However, this was still warmerRead More

Swim Report – April 16, 2023 – Spring Turnover Edition

April 20, 2023 By Steve

The hot weather spell faded a bit on the weekend, but we still had a 54F air temperature and a calm lake at 6:00am. TheRead More

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