Boat Dreams From the Lake

That’s Minnesota right now. Sandy beaches and ice pack. Still no significant snowfall to speak of. I took this snap yesterday while walking around lake Calhoun. I have to hand it to Minnesotans. When it comes to creative outdoor activities that stave off cabin fever, they can’t be beat. To wit, yesterday on the lake, activities included but were not limited to: kite flying with ice skates, where the participant wearing skates is pulled around the lake at a high speed by a large wind blown kite, ice wind surfing, which looks just like normal windsurfing without the soft cushion of the water when you fall. And then there is wind racing. Which looks like this. The craft itself is damn cool and looks like something George Lucas would have created when he was on. I’m not really sure what this sport is called but it looks hella fun. The speeds that you can get on one of these is incredible. Many of the racers were using the ice fishing houses as markers for their course which added to the excitement of the thing tremendously.