One of the joys of
swimming in Lake Michigan is the clear water (warm, at times!)
My goal is to make sure we go
swimming in Lake Michigan, enjoy another soft serve ice - cream cone, and take another long bike ride somewhere fun.
Not exact matches
The
swimming bans, which will be
in effect at least through Saturday morning, were enacted Friday after
Lake Michigan water samples taken Thursday morning were tested and found to contain high levels of E. coli bacteria, which can indicate the presence of other harmful bacteria.
The 49 - year - old woman, now
in police custody, had ignored a police officer's calls as she
swam out into
Lake Michigan from the Dempster Street Beach early this morning, officials said.
Last month's news that the invasive silver carp had crossed the electric barrier
in a canal
in Chicago — and were only a short day's
swim from invading
Lake Michigan — caused outcries from the outdoor community and tourist industry across the Great
Lakes region.
Now that the school year is officially over I'm looking forward to all the fun that summer brings with it — including playing the fun aunt and taking my nephew and niece to the beach, heading out of town for several weeks, sunning along the Indiana dunes, frequent visits to
Lake Michigan and
swimming in as many pools as I can find!
Let's be honest, I'm enjoying sitting at the dog park or having lunch with friends (or trying not to die while
swimming half a mile
in Lake Michigan).
Every September, I
swim a 5K race
in Lake Michigan along with other competitions when I have the time.
«Approximately 22 million pounds of plastic flows into the Great
Lakes each year —
in Lake Michigan alone, it is equivalent to 100 Olympic - sized
swimming pools filled with bottles.