Fun in the Summer Time Great Lakes

Catching a wave on Lake Michigan.  The Great Lakes are freshwater seas where people frolic on the beach, kiteboard, paddleboard, surf, sailboard and fly kites on the beaches.

Fishing is good also for steelhead, lake run brown trout, coho and chinnok salmon.

Read more about the Great Lakes in The Dynamic Great Lakes available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, Schulerbooks and many other fine bookstores.

Rip tides in the Great Lakes

This is what a rip current looks like in the Great Lakes.  If you are going to swim in the Great Lakes know that something rolling in like this will be very difficult to get out of.  If you do get caught, swim parallel to the shore.  You can't fight against this strong current.

The photo was created by NOAA.

Summer on the Great Lakes

Lots of fun on the Great Lakes this summer. The fishing is great, the water has warmed to the 60's and 70's.

I took this photo on a Lake Michigan beach.

Read more about this planet's greatest freshwater system in The Dynamic Great Lakes. Available at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and many other stores.

Summer Fun

It's a perfect day for the beach, sunny, and the kids are having a blast. You may see sand castles, boogie boards and swimmers. Watch for the flags. Green means it's safe to go in the water. Yellow means caution and red means don't even think about it. Disregarding water conditions leads to trouble.

So have fun, but be safe.