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Posted: Wed 5:26 PM, Jan 17, 2007
Air temperatures on Monday in Marquette, Michigan were a balmy 15 degrees.

Air temperatures on Monday in Marquette, Michigan were a balmy 15 degrees.

Finally tonight some folks decided this week would be the perfect week to go surfing, yes surfing, in Lake Superior.

The brave, or crazy, souls depending on your view of things took to the water on Monday.

Air temperatures on Monday in Marquette, Michigan were a balmy 15 degrees.

Water temperatures are a bit warmer about 36 degrees.

The surfers described the experience as exhilarating and say it gave them a big adrenaline rush.

They say the key to the icy surfing was a good wet suit to protect them from the freezing temperatures.


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