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Swim report – May 18, 2013 – Early Summer?

May 18, 2013 By Steve

Four of us met out at L1 at 6:00am, and the already-risen sun was still hidden by a low lying cloud bank. I expected theRead More

Swim Report – May 11, 2013 – New faces at L1 (Where were you?)

May 14, 2013 By Steve

The lake temp came in at 51.5F with some slight swells breaking at Oak Street Beach. Fortunately for us, the cloud cover was already burningRead More

Swim Report – May 5, 2013 – Glorious!

May 5, 2013 By Steve

The forecast called for crisp air temperatures and overcast skies. But once again, the weatherman lied! I set the meetup time for 6:00am, but IRead More

Swim Report – April 28, 2013 – Birthday Swim!

April 28, 2013 By Steve

Keeping with tradition, I got my steak last night and went out to L1 earlier this morning to do my “baptism by ice” birthday swimRead More

Swim Report – April 27, 2013 – Pushing 50 (degrees)

April 27, 2013 By Steve

I haven’t been in the lake for a couple of weeks, and I just couldn’t hold out until tomorrow’s meetup. So I made a quickRead More

Swim Report – April 13, 2013 – Spring Turnover edition!

April 13, 2013 By Steve

The air temperature was a crisp 42F at 6:30am, and there was a biting west wind along with some snow flurries out at L1. ButRead More

Swim Report – March 30, 2013 – Holy Saturday swim (a.k.a. Return to L1)!

March 30, 2013 By Steve

An absolutely amazing sunrise was just making its appearance as I veered right onto the North Avenue exit. As fate would dictate, I had toRead More

Boban – Ice Monster Extraordinare

March 27, 2013 By Steve

I’m speechless, so I’ll let the pictures and story speak for themselves. Great job, Boban! I dub thee Lake Monster #217 and Ice Monster #12Read More

Swim Report – March 23, 2013 – Intractable Old Man Winter

March 23, 2013 By Steve

Nick and I met out at Tower Beach today versus Sunday since the forecast for tomorrow calls for high winds and snow. Happy Spring fromRead More

(Non) Swim Report – March 17, 2013 – Happy St Patty’s Day!

March 17, 2013 By Steve

The lakefront was a total bust this morning. We had a strong sustained east wind that produced some heavy swells that all but kiboshed ourRead More

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