I met up with Mikala, Mary Ellen, and Tim out at L1 this morning for our last winter swim of 2016. The lakefront was aRead More
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Our world famous swim site was completely enveloped in a curtain of fog at 6:15am on Saturday morning. Given that the lake temperatures had beenRead More
I met up with Tim out at L1 just before “sunrise” on Saturday morning. Unlike last week, we did not have the benefit of aRead More
Dave was out at the lakefront yesterday and took this photo over by Diversey Harbor: He sent me the pic along with these comments: TheRead More
Other than the colder than expected air temperature, this morning’s L1 adventure was pretty much a carbon copy of last Saturday. Four of us madeRead More
I’ll keep this brief since it’s so nice outside right now, and I don’t want to spend any more time inside if I can helpRead More
Steady eastern winds almost kiboshed our early morning swim outing on Saturday. Fortunately for us, we had a reserve swim spot! L1 was as picturesqueRead More
This time of year is typically a “break through” point for us. Since we’ve been coming out to the lake fairly consistently, we’ve finally managedRead More
Three of us met out at L1 earlier this morning just in time for yet another magnificent sunrise. And even better, the ice floes thatRead More
While L1 is still the finest swim spot on the planet, it’s always a treat to see “how the other half swims” during the winterRead More