Post #356951 by Lake Surfer on Thu, Jan 24, 2008 11:50 AM

On 2008-01-24 08:33, Surf tiki wrote:
Hey Lake did you catch the feature on Surfline about surfing Lake Michigan? Well, actually they pretty much just took it from the Chicago Trib but good piece nonetheless.

Surftiki,

Yes, I saw it... there's been a lot media coverage recently. Always happens in the winter, because yea, surfing here is pretty crazy in the winter. I'm not big on the media coverage or coverage at all especially from the local media because the local media doesn't get surfing period. Always start the article with "dude" or "hang loose..." the typical sterotype slang. I know the guys who submitted the Surfline article, they're young and exciteable and love getting their pictures taken. I was disappointed by the wave and surfing photos, it does get better then photographed and there are not pictures then because eveyone is surfing when it is better. Plus, when 2 foot Lake Michigan is wedged inbetween epic California and Pipeline.... well... you just know the guys on Surfermag forum are gonna light us up. :wink:

We're just like everyone else though, we've got soul surfers and we've got guys who want to be in the spotlight all the time.

Doing a whole lot of nothing lately... we're socked in with ice and have been in single digit temps for 2 weeks.

Mooney, thanks so much. Any sign of 'ol Johnny Fox down in your parts this winter? He's a Michigan boy. It is fricken cold here this winter, and snowy. I need to plan a trip to one of the coasts and get some waves and feel the sand between my toes.