Tag Archives: Lake Michigan

Surfing Lake Michigan: One man’s experience

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

by James Szczybor * photos courtesy of Craig Shillinglaw Note: Last week, a Lake Michigan surfer was arrested — and his surf board confiscated — for surfing the lake near Chicago’s Oak Street Beach. Specifically, the surfer was cited for disorderly conduct, two counts of violating … Continue reading →

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Beach cleanups a practice worth “parroting”

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

Story and photos by Abby Crisostomo Lake Michigan’s sandy shores may not be the first to spring to mind when imagining oneself lounging on the beach listening to “Margaritaville.” Yet Terri Dale of Northwest Indiana, and her band of fellow … Continue reading →

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Elgin ‘beets’ winter snow management blues

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

By Nick Bastis It’s the dead of winter in Chicagoland. Weeks of freezing temperatures have formed layers of ice on surface water across the region, from backyard ponds to Lake Michigan. No need to worry about protecting our water, right? … Continue reading →

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Chicago plugging away at water efficiency

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

This being the first story in the What Our Water’s Worth campaign, it makes sense to start where most of the region’s water starts … Chicago. Consider the numbers: Every day the City of Chicago Dept. of Water Management pumps approximately 850 … Continue reading →

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