Comments on: Michigan: Great Lakes Surfing Capital

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:49:01 +0000

Okay, the Surfer Saves Dog story so made me cry. Those crazy surfers. Savin' dogs and what not.

By: farlane

farlane — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:28:15 +0000

I can't let Surfer Saves Dog pass without note!

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - A surfer rode a wave on his stomach to rescue a struggling dog that had been swept off a pier and into Lake Michigan by a wave.

Matt Smolenski, 25, said he grabbed the pooch's collar just as the exhausted, black-and-brown mixed breed stopped dog-paddling on Tuesday.

"He put the dog up on his surfboard, and the dog rode the surfboard in to shore," said Royce Rodgers, an off-duty Muskegon Heights police officer who witnessed the rescue. As the dog crouched on the board, Smolenski held on from the water, fighting large waves and a strong current all the way to shore.

Cool photo too!

By: The Leelanau News Blog » Is this a SURFING blog now??

The Leelanau News Blog » Is this a SURFING blog now?? — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:05:46 +0000

[...] Michigan. You can also check out this brief video from yesterday at YouTube and this feature on surfing in Michigan and the Great Lakes from Absolute Michigan. Photo credit: Pyramid Break II by Andy [...]

By: The Leelanau News Blog » Surfing Leelanau ... and the Great Lakes

The Leelanau News Blog » Surfing Leelanau ... and the Great Lakes — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:59:37 +0000

[...] on Absolute Michigan we have a feature titled Michigan: Great Lakes Surfing Capital that I am pretty sure is the definitive collection of Great Lakes surfing videos that includes [...]