Winter Lake Swimming

I posted about this phenomenon before, but here's some footage of WINTER Lake swimming off Promontory Point in Chicago.  I've never done it, I doubt I ever will, but I can't help but admire those who do.

Swimming Off The Point

This absolutely lovely story about radio host Maria Hinojosa taking her kids to swim in Lake Michigan off Chicago's Promontory Point is a must listen for all the fellow Lake Lovers out there. I knew a lot of Point Swimmers when I lived in Chicago, though I was never one of them. They are a hearty/hardy bunch.

On New Year's Day

Sorry I'm so late in posting this. A popular activity along the Lake Michigan shoreline (and, no doubt the shores of other lakes in cold areas of the northern hemisphere) is the "Polar Plunge", "Polar Bear Plunge" and the like, on New Years' Day. These guys below, in the thermal wet suits......are waiting for these guys/gals, in the birthday suits (with a few accessories).
I was there to watch, and it was COLD just standing outside in the cold with a strong breeze off the Lake. maybe some year I will try this, but this was not that year!

Beachy Keen

This is a catchall post from the last month. Sorry I haven't posted, but I have enjoyed the Lake.

Lovely beach scene.
This is the "Dragonfly Ballet"--lots of dragonflies meeting in the air, eating bugs and mating (?).
Nice clouds!

Spring waves and skies

From Monday, 5/18: Just before the rain:

An Invitation to Swim

LakeMichiblog hopes to be the first blog to officially invite Bo Obama, the new First Dog, to swim in Lake Michigan. He is, after all, a WATER DOG. And his home in Chicago is only a few blocks from the beach.