hopefully it’s evident by now that my family enjoyed the outdoors. we liked camping, jetskiing, the works. when i was 17, my dad and his friends hatched up a ridiculous plot. to our knowledge, no one had attempting something so daft.

they were going to cross lake michigan on jetskis.


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the plan was simple…leave Belmont Harbor early in the morning, use a compass to point roughly east south east, and just do it. 2 jetskis, 1 jetboat (which is nothing more than a glorified jetski that seats 4), 2 extra cans of gasoline, 1 cooler filled with beer, some wetsuits, and 2 gallons of fresh water. the trip is about 46 miles… Read the rest of this entry »