I used to compete in small bore nationals at Camp Perry every summer. Since becoming a mommy my competition desires have been put on the back burner, lol. The lakes are beautiful and deadly at the same time. I always took time during my week there to gaze at Erie and she sometimes looked creepy. I would even shiver. Growing up near Cleveland, the lakes were just something we always knew about. Now I’m in the Ohio Valley and people think of them as something exotic. Strange what small geographical distances mean to our world view.
I live all but 5 miles from Lake Michigan. We know the Great Lakes can be very deadly, 30 foot waves are not unheard of.
We’re almost neighbors. (lower SE Michigan) Spent many vacations as a kid on at least one of the Great Lakes, mostly Michigan and Huron. The fury and size of the Lakes are not to be taken lightly. Lake Michigan has a lot of fury and some really bad undertows, but is not near as scary as Superior.
Erie has a way of seeming friendly, but changes her mind and mood quickly.
Knew from southwest Ohio. First time in Cleveland he walked to end of the 9th street pier and just stood and stared.
When finally asked if he was okay he drawled “I’m fine. It’s just that I’ve never seen so much water before.”
I shot a few M-16 rounds at Camp Perry. We had a tornado come through one June night.