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| - | Photo Mike Killion/Third Coast Surf Shop | + | Photo Mike Killion/[[https://thirdcoastsurfshop.com/|Third Coast Surf Shop]] |
| While Great Lakes waves are infrequent and of lower quality than ocean waves, I have come to cherish the elements, the camaraderie, and drama-free scene. When a fall tempest roars on Lake Michigan and its gale force winds whip up mountains of wind swell, there is no place on earth I would rather be. Unless you have been here to experience it, it will always appear to be a stretch. | While Great Lakes waves are infrequent and of lower quality than ocean waves, I have come to cherish the elements, the camaraderie, and drama-free scene. When a fall tempest roars on Lake Michigan and its gale force winds whip up mountains of wind swell, there is no place on earth I would rather be. Unless you have been here to experience it, it will always appear to be a stretch. | ||
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| While a tsunami or seismic sea wave is generated by underwater earthquake or volcanic activity, Chicago’s 1954 seiche was caused by a line of thunderstorms racing southwest across Lake Michigan at speeds in excess of 50 mph. The cold downdrafts of air flowing out of the thunderstorms caused a rapid rise in air pressure that pushed a massive bulge of lake surface water toward the southeastern shore. This surge of water then reflected back to the Chicago shore as a large tsunami-like wave. | While a tsunami or seismic sea wave is generated by underwater earthquake or volcanic activity, Chicago’s 1954 seiche was caused by a line of thunderstorms racing southwest across Lake Michigan at speeds in excess of 50 mph. The cold downdrafts of air flowing out of the thunderstorms caused a rapid rise in air pressure that pushed a massive bulge of lake surface water toward the southeastern shore. This surge of water then reflected back to the Chicago shore as a large tsunami-like wave. | ||
| - | (//Ed. There can be some confusion between large waves with different causes [[https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/meteotsunami.html#:~:text=Meteotsunamis are large waves caused,associated with seismically generated tsunamis.|Meteotsunamis]] (built and pushed by storms) and [[https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/seiche.html|Seiches]] (rebound waves that bounce/reflect back from a strong surge in different direction)//) //rebound from a Seiche? - [[https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIzrvgVStgp/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==|Instagram]]//</WRAP> | + | (//Ed. There can be some confusion between large waves with different causes [[https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/meteotsunami.html#:~:text=Meteotsunamis are large waves caused,associated with seismically generated tsunamis.|Meteotsunamis]] (built and pushed by storms) and [[https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/seiche.html|Seiches]] (rebound waves that bounce/reflect back from a strong surge in different direction)//) // |
| + | - [[https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIzrvgVStgp/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==|Instagram]]//</WRAP> | ||
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| - | While Lake Michigan is arguably the epicenter of Great Lakes wave riding, the other four lakes can each hold court. Lake Huron is home to over 20 riding spots. Two of them are legendary. **Tawas State Park** is located in arguably one of the busiest riding spots in the Midwest, where it is not uncommon to find 50-100 kiters on the weekends. The large sandbar offers great learning conditions while the open water offers good wave riding. | + | While Lake Michigan is arguably the epicenter of Great Lakes wave riding, the other four lakes can each hold court. Lake Huron is home to over 20 riding spots. Two of them are legendary. **[[:east_north_central_usa#locales|Tawas Point State Park ]]**is located in arguably one of the busiest riding spots in the Midwest, where it is not uncommon to find 50-100 kiters on the weekends. The large sandbar offers great learning conditions while the open water offers good wave riding. |
| Southern thermals dominate most of the summer. Local fixture Jimbo Olfzewski once told me that he rode 22 days in a row in July with most of those days in board shorts. Across the lake **on the Canadian side of Lake Huron**, a small rock-bottom bay is home to **Kettle Point**. Kettle Point offers traditional wave riding conditions with a good day dishing out overhead A-frame surf. | Southern thermals dominate most of the summer. Local fixture Jimbo Olfzewski once told me that he rode 22 days in a row in July with most of those days in board shorts. Across the lake **on the Canadian side of Lake Huron**, a small rock-bottom bay is home to **Kettle Point**. Kettle Point offers traditional wave riding conditions with a good day dishing out overhead A-frame surf. | ||
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