Local Yocals

Just arrived - the first of what we hope to be many locally built surfboards. These were crafted by Matt Campbell at Black Box Surfboards. I'm stoked to finally be seeing some seriously thought out wave sliding hardware coming out of the Great Lakes.

These look fun, eh?

Hand Plane

Local boy J. Lukas has creative juices flowing through his blood (and his genes). Here is a hand plane that he recently finished.

This Sucks

After surfing the Great Lakes for ten years you pretty much know what to expect from the months of May and June - no surf.

This year hasn't dissapointed. Yet, the beautiful thing about surfing is that you know it will come, and when it does, it's gonna be good.

It will be good. It's only a matter of time.

From The Archive

This is a special place in the northern Great Lakes region. Here it is seen in rare form: chest high, offshore, and spiraling down the cobblestone point.

NBC's Today Show

There's something about surfing in cold weather that captures peoples' attention. This was filmed in March and aired on Wednesday morning, June 3, 2009.

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Double Paw Paddle

We teamed up with our friends at The Livery in Benton Harbor, Michigan for a day of paddling, barbequeing, and real ale drinking. The weather was beatiful and everyone had a great time. Here is a video clip from the paddle...



It was their "Irish Freakin' Firkin" Sunday and the place was hopping (no pun intended). Steve is hand crafting some incredible beers. What better way to end a paddle?