First and foremost, I’ll be surfing in freshwater. However, there are slight differences to remember before surfing The Great Lakes. The staff regularly surfs on Lake Michigan and provides expert guidance as enthusiastic surfers. Photo: Getting Your Gnar on in Sheboygan: EOS Surf & SkateĮOS Surf Shop offers surf lessons and rentals for any brave soul who is willing to take up this thrilling sport. Experienced instructors give guidance and lessons to maximize the fun. EOS Surf & Skate shop in downtown Sheboygan has everything a person needs to get on the water on Lake Michigan pronto. I could buy all the equipment but then again, what if I’m not entirely convinced this sport is for me nor do I have any prior knowledge about this sport? What type of board is the best option? How do I pick out a wetsuit? In a stroke of genius, I realize my best option is to visit Sheboygan’s local surf shop located in the downtown area. But there is one question that always lingers in my mind when I think of surfing here: What’s the first step to surfing Sheboygan? I wondered what rush of emotions I’d encounter if I tried it myself.

Only so much time can pass before you begin to grow anxious and slightly jealous seeing everyone enjoy the lively waters. Surf season officially kicks off on Labor Day and runs all through winter! Photo by: the past few years, I’ve heard a multitude of waterlogged stories and photographed many of Sheboygan’s local surfers as I’ve stood idly by on the sand. Surfing on Lake Michigan is a popular activity around Sheboygan. But you don’t have to journey to Malibu to experience “hanging ten.” The expanding surf community in Sheboygan, Wisconsin has grown exponentially over the past 70 years earning Sheboygan the nickname, Malibu of the Midwest. Phil Edwards said, “The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun.”ī eing new to Sheboygan, who would have ever believed surfing the Great Lakes was a popular sport, let alone even possible? When you create this beautiful image in your head of surfers gliding atop the perfect wave, places such as California and Hawaii usually come to mind. Photo: Surfing Sheboygan: Midwinter Malibu of the Midwest? Rachel Stankevich paddles out towards her first waves on Lake Michigan’s windy swells off Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Here is one gal’s story of trying on the adventure and deciding it sticks. Even more so when the surf season runs from September to May along Wisconsin’s windy lakeshore. Learning to surf on a fresh water lake is quite a different experience than in the salty ocean.

In Sheboygan, Wisconsin there is a dedicated group of stoked out surfers who have discovered the excitement and freedom that comes with surfing the waves on Lake Michigan.

Shred the gnar