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We get some HUGE waves here that have picked up underwater debris and landed it way inland by the port area and we've have to rebuild the board walk by the lake twice from storms! The water is cold so the surfers wear diving skins to keep warm. The bottom of the coastline is rocky but the shoreline is usually piles of smaller rocks all smooth from the waves. It is a challenge. Everyone should try it at least once so you can say you did it!
We get some HUGE waves here that have picked up underwater debris and landed it way inland by the port area and we've have to rebuild the board walk by the lake twice from storms! The water is cold so the surfers wear diving skins to keep warm. The bottom of the coastline is rocky but the shoreline is usually piles of smaller rocks all smooth from the waves. It is a challenge. Everyone should try it at least once so you can say you did it!
sounds freakin' awesome. can you take me surfing? or do you know anyone who has boards and does instruction?
I don't recall the URL, it was something about Great Lakes surfing. They had all the breaks not only for Superior but the other lakes as well. Michigan had many, Huron had a few, maybe one or two each for Erie and Ontario.
Of course, it might be tough to find something like this ... well, maybe way out in the middle of Gitcheegumee when the gales of November blow early (yeah I know, the obligatory Maverick's footage):
In the dead of winter there is usually great surfing on Lake Superior in Jan. through March storms. Draws lots of folks in nice warm cars watching them having their fun in the sun so to speak.
The southern tip of Brighton Beach near the river seems to be one of the heaviest draws for surfers.
It is possible. When I lived in Marquette, Michigan there were some decent waves. I remember seeing people surfing in the Fall and Winter. I just got done watching a documentary about it called Unsalted:A Great Lakes Experience. It was an interesting video.
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They do it all the time...
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