Lake Michigan Surf ~ MKE

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Stoney Point from Ben Moren on Vimeo.

Preconceived Noceans Trailer

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Preconceived Noceans Trailer from Cole Slutzky on Vimeo.

Great Lakes Surf Compilation

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Happy Earth Day!

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Poo Water!

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There are environmental concerns affecting great lakes surfers popping up all over the place lately;

Milwaukee - MMSD deep tunnel overflowed raw sewage into Lake Michigan April 10 2013

The environmental group, Milwaukee Riverkeepers, is concerned not only about sewage in the lake, but also about chemicals and garbage pouring into the lake from street runoff that goes right into the storm sewers.

Milwaukee has a strong contingent of citizen groups fighting for improved waste-water management. The outrage that followed the 1993 cryptosporidiosis outbreak is still strong. This is evident each time the city is forced to dump sewage into Lake Michigan, when a wave of angry letters and editorials are sure to follow. Active citizen groups in the area include: Citizens for a Better Environment, Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers, Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful, and the Alliance for the Great Lakes.

Post rain surfing can be super toxic, the water looks o.k. but is it worth the risk?

Most official county advisories warn to avoid contact with the water for 72 hours after a heavy rain, a three-day buffer to allow the collective runoff to thin to healthy levels. Also, government health departments advise to avoid contact with water near storm drains, creeks and rivers, which collect the runoff and spill it out into Lake Michigan.

A sailboat in Lake Michigan nears the edge of a CSO plume with "unknown contents."

( Milwaukee Journal Sentinal Article, May 29, 2004).

San Diego surfer Chris Schumacher is a testament to the dangers of surfing in contaminated water. He contracted a serious soil-borne bacterial infection in his eye socket after coming in contact with polluted ocean water. Chris had to undergo emergency surgery, almost losing his eye in the process. It’s an extreme example—a horror story of sorts—but it does serve to graphically illustrate the potential danger.

(Surfer mag, March 2012)

The only thing to surf around here is the ice shelf....

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2013 Miss Reef Calendar

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Modern Collective [FULL SURF MOVIE]

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Happy Holidays

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10/30 MOAR SANDY! (salt-free) @ CRANE. P

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Sandy part 2: Big Waves at Big bay & Crane Point today!

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pics by Natalie Lake Michigan Surf

Sandy - Part 1, She's Turnin!

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Storm could deliver huge Lake Michigan waves to Milwaukee - TODAY'S TMJ4

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Storm could deliver huge Lake Michigan waves to Milwaukee - TODAY'S TMJ4

Flag pole Milwaukee POV

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Milwaukee has been getting a few SSE swells this last week. Nothing like the other side of the lake but you get what you can !

LMS- stay informed

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