Mid-winter mornings in Chicago are crisp, cold, and clear, and today was no exception… The air temperature out at L1 came in at a briskRead More
Category: Swim Reports
Fred, Steve, and I all met out at L1 on Saturday morning to see if we could get in one last swim of January. WeRead More
We really lucked out with the air temperature yesterday. It was already 46F at 7:00am, and the walk out to L1 from my parked carRead More
L1 was completely iced over – as was most of the lakefront on Saturday morning. Fortunately, we found a patch of somewhat navigable water aRead More
Three of us made it out to L1 on Saturday morning for a quick Christmas Eve swim. The lake temp came in at 34.0F lakeRead More
Winter arrived a bit early this year, and last week’s air temperature plunge really brought the lake into the basement on Saturday. Still, five ofRead More
After flirting with 40F lake temps over the past couple of weeks, we finally broke through the floor this weekend! Five us came out onRead More
We were getting a bit spoiled in November with the unseasonably warmer lake temperatures. But Ma Nature sure let us know who was boss thisRead More
A hearty crew of eight Lake Monsters met out at L1 on Saturday morning. Thanks to the time change, sunrise came a bit earlier atRead More
The cloud cover over the city broke on Thursday and ushered in a magnificent fall weekend. And we sure took advantage of it! Six ofRead More