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Swim Report – April 21, 2019 – Happy Easter!

April 24, 2019 By Steve

I’ve had some amazing mornings out at the lakefront, but this past Easter Sunday was certainly one for the ages. Not only did we getRead More

Swim Report – November 11, 2018 – Fall Turnover Edition

November 12, 2018 By Steve

The idyllic swim outings of summer are now a mere distant memory with Old Man Winter threatening to push aside autumn and stake his claimRead More

Swim Report – October 13, 2018 – Autumn Chill

October 15, 2018 By Steve

A very brief report… A surprisingly large group of swimmers showed up at L1 on Saturday morning despite the 37.0F air temperature. But luckily forRead More

Swim Report – September 23, 2018 – Happy Autumn 2018!

September 24, 2018 By Steve

The first day of autumn gave us great swimming conditions – and we took full advantage of them! Daylight is officially shorter than darkness rightRead More

Swim Report – September 15, 2018 – Late Summer Bliss

September 15, 2018 By Steve

I was MIA last weekend thanks to getting zapped by a norovirus courtesy of Hurricane Joseph. But it looks like I didn’t miss out onRead More

Swim Report – September 1, 2018 – Red in Morning, Sailor’s Warning

September 4, 2018 By Steve

The raucous storms from just an hour prior to sunrise did nothing to deter the intrepid Lake Monsters who came out to L1 on SaturdayRead More

Swim Report – August 25, 2018 – Calm After the Storm

August 27, 2018 By Steve

Last week was quite a chaotic one for Lake Michigan. On the west shore, we saw some very heavy swells that created all sorts ofRead More

Swim Report – August 11, 2018 – Heat Wave

August 13, 2018 By Steve

Last week brought in some lower air temperatures and intermittent t-storms. I was hoping that these might temper the lake a bit (or perhaps evenRead More

Swim Report – July 28, 2018 – Paradise at 5:40am

July 29, 2018 By Steve

Another very brief report… We had nearly perfect conditions at 5:40am yesterday morning. The air temp at that time was 68.0F with the lake tempRead More

Swim Report – July 21, 2018 – Thermocline Snapback

July 27, 2018 By Steve

I just got back from vacation, so this is a super late (and super brief) report. Suffice to say, we managed to get in aRead More

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