Surftacular Sunday!
As I was driving back from the Kuparisaari Triathlon the wind was just howling and I knew that there were waves in the forecast… So, I decided to take a detour on my way home and swing by Mclain State Park to see what the big lake was up to. The scene that I stumbled upon was like nothing I had ever seen before. The waves were awesome, the water was warm and there were damn near 20 people out surfing… 20! I didn’t know there were that many surfboards in all of the U.P. On top of the board surfers, which was by far the largest contingent, there was a small group of windsurfers and a solitary kite boarder.
I have to say, it is pretty sweet to see the surf community growing and it’s cool to see everyone out together enjoying the shit out of themselves. Anyway, here are a few images from the hour or so that I stayed out there. I’ve got my camera… now all I need is a board and a wetsuit.
Later.
Cool pics! We were out there watching Sunday afternoon also. Four of the surfers were from Marquette, not sure where that kiter was from, there were 2 kites when we were there; the rest were local! In your pics I see Dave Toczydlowski and Don Salo sailing and Robbie Johnson, Jon Julien, Sam Gardner, Bill Marlor, — Simula surfing.
Wow, who knew?
I’ve been in the U.P. every summer since I was born 50 years ago, & never knew anything like this was going on!