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catbyte

(38,655 posts) Fri Jan 2, 2026, 10:45 PM Friday

First wavy day of 2026 on Lake Superior

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First wavy day of 2026 on Lake Superior (Original Post) catbyte Friday OP

You can certainly see why the Ojibwe called it Lake Gitchegumee... Enter stage left Friday #1

That is wonderful.Thank you very much for sharing.catbyte. debm55 Friday #2

Very cool - those waves are bigger that the Atlantic Ocean waves most of the time. Marie Marie Friday #3

Did you see that surfer?!?!?! ret5hd Friday #4

Oh, you missed him? WestMichRad Friday #7

Gorgeous waves and thank you for posting, my dear catbyte! Stunning photography. ...n/t CaliforniaPeggy Friday #5

That water is ccccoooold!! Sogo Friday #6

That is some WAVY. Would scared the crap out of me. Fla Dem Saturday #8

I grew up on Lake Michigan and I love it so much, but Lake Superior freaks me out. catbyte Saturday #9

Enter stage left

(4,251 posts)

1. You can certainly see why the Ojibwe called it Lake Gitchegumee...

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 11:19 PM

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Or "Big Water".

To all of our wonderful indigenous friends...

debm55

(55,728 posts)

2. That is wonderful.Thank you very much for sharing.catbyte.

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Fri Jan 2, 2026, 11:20 PM

Friday

Marie Marie

(10,887 posts)

3. Very cool - those waves are bigger that the Atlantic Ocean waves most of the time.

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Fri Jan 2, 2026, 11:33 PM

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ret5hd

(22,193 posts)

4. Did you see that surfer?!?!?!

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 11:39 PM

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yeah, neither did i.

WestMichRad

(2,930 posts)

7. Oh, you missed him?

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 11:54 PM

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He’s frozen to the cliff on the shoreline.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,142 posts)

5. Gorgeous waves and thank you for posting, my dear catbyte! Stunning photography. ...n/t

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Fri Jan 2, 2026, 11:43 PM

Friday

Sogo

(6,982 posts)

6. That water is ccccoooold!!

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Fri Jan 2, 2026, 11:48 PM

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nt.

Fla Dem

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8. That is some WAVY. Would scared the crap out of me.

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Sat Jan 3, 2026, 08:19 PM

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catbyte

(38,655 posts)

9. I grew up on Lake Michigan and I love it so much, but Lake Superior freaks me out.