The Cleveland Surf Scene - For Serious
by Josh Staiger
December 14, 2006
From the New York Times:
Yes, You Can Surf in Cleveland, Before the Brown Water Freezes
Surfers learn to avoid ice chunks the size of bowling balls. Some wear goggles to surf through freezing rain, which can sting their eyes like needles. That is a bad idea, Mr. Labbe said, because the goggles freeze to their faces.
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To reach the lake, surfers drag their boards across snowdrifts and beaches littered with used condoms and syringes, Mr. Ditzenberger said. The most popular surf spot is Edgewater State Park. It is nicknamed Sewer Pipe because, after heavy rains, a nearby water treatment plant regularly discharges untreated waste into Lake Erie.
Ahh, to be in Cleveland again. This takes me back :)
The old gang at Edgewater Park:
