“It’s warmer in the water,” said Markus Barsch, 21, a tree trimmer from Ashland, Wis., and one of a dozen surfers who had shown up to shred on a 20-degree day...

December 15, 2008 saw epic conditions on the North Shore. Not that North Shore—the North Shore of Lake Superior, just north of Duluth, Minnesota. Photos, video, and interview...

High winds kicked up the waves on Lake Superior over the weekend, calling diehard surfers to make the trek to Duluth.