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Zachary Nauth | WBEZ

INSANE: For winter surfers on lake michigan bad weather is almost always good | Vintage Vibes

Surfer Justin Ferranti exits Lake Michigan in Whiting, Ind. In winter, the water is more dense, mimicking some of the buoyancy that saltwater affords. (Will Kleihege / WBEZ)

Lake Michigan was the consistency of a Slurpee. But that didn’t stop Pat Noyes from trying. 

On a below-zero day one winter not long past, with a stiff wind churning up five-foot waves, Noyes headed to Greenwood Beach in Evanston.

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