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Category: Lake Monsters

New mermaid sighting at L1!

July 2, 2012 By Steve

Here’s Lisa, hailing all the way from Switzerland, getting her Lake Monster number after a scuba outing with Diver Dave at the swim site. GreatRead More

Swim Report – June 30, 2012 – Another perfect morning at L1

July 2, 2012 By Steve

5:30am may be early for most people, but it’s prime time for those who swim at L1! We had a really great group of peopleRead More

Swim Report – June 23, 2012 – Edge of the Solstice

June 23, 2012 By Steve

Before all else, big kudos to Nick. Right before we started the swim, we noticed a distressed swimmer at Ladder 3. Some inebriated young fellowRead More

Swim Report – June 16, 2012 – New Lake Monsters at 5:15am!

June 17, 2012 By Steve

The summer solstice takes place in few days, so the meetup times are ridiculously early right now. Nevertheless, that didn’t keep us from having ourRead More

Swim Report – June 9, 2012 – Paradise at 5:30am

June 9, 2012 By Steve

I’ll be the first to admit that 5:30am is painfully early. But I’ll let you in on a fairly well-known secret. The lakefront starts toRead More

Swim Report – May 26, 2012 – One step ahead of the storm!

May 26, 2012 By Steve

There are three major reasons we do our swims so early in the morning: 1) We have the lake to ourselves, 2) The sunrises –Read More

Swim Report – March 31, 2012 – March Madness (and new Lake Monsters!)

March 31, 2012 By Steve

When it comes to trying to predict the lake conditions, I always defer to Dave’s quote, “You get what you get when you get there.”Read More

Swim Report – February 19, 2012 – New Ice Monster at MSW!

February 19, 2012 By Steve

Dave, Mike and new Lake/Ice Monster James made it out to MSW today for a swim in the tumultuous lake. Here’s Dave’s report! The sunRead More

Swim Report – November 27, 2011 – New Lake Monster sighting at L1!

November 27, 2011 By Steve

We had a great group out at L1 this morning. Luke, Lake Monster #47, was in town from Oregon. And new Lake Monster Rachel cameRead More

Keeping it in the family!

October 20, 2011 By Steve

Before we got all this cold weather, Dave was out at L1 with his sister Anne where they were enjoying the last vestiges of ourRead More

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