Great Lake Jumper
@TheRealDtox
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Dan O’Conor-In Lake Michigan everyday since 6/13/20 Cameo: greatlakejumper. Instagram: Danielt.oc . Live music Fanatic!!
Joined July 2014
Opening Day of the High School Baseball Season - the best view of any baseball stadium in Chicago . Amundsen at St IgnatiusCollege Prep. Wolfpack come back for the win over Vikings .
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December 23,2022 - Chicago ….-7 Degree Air /34 Degree Water & minus 25 wind chill #GreatLakeJumper #LakeMichigan Dedicated to Eddie Vedder on his Birthday ! @eddievedder @PearlJam Safety first #FloatCoat @robertloerzel @martylennartz @6figga_dilla @LinBrehmer @CherylScottWX .
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Wild looking Lake Michigan, filled with lice chunks . Jan 8,2022
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So Chicago ….8 piece band Lawrence Tome playing a concert on a cement pylon in the middle of the Chicago River @lawrencetome @6figga_dilla @chicagobars @chi_urbanist @robertloerzel @maybemayorbj @JohnnyMarsDJ #riverconcert
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Getting out of Lake Michigan today. I’ve been jumping for 3.5 years ….#GreatLakeJumper ….Hoping to get to 10 K followers
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Tuesday January 21,2025 7:15am ….-6 Degree Air /33 degree Water ….-22 wind chill ….#GreatLakeJumper ….@WaddleandSilvy
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Monday March 18,2024 6:35 am ….29 Degree Air /39 Degree Water River Not #GreatLakeJumper … Chicago’s St Pats Green River ….Tastes better than Malort ! CTA “L” Train @chicagomag @JeppsonsMalort @NiseiLounge @cta @robertloerzel
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Tuesday January 16,2024 7:15am….-5 Air/36 Water /-21 Windchill #GreatLakeJumper ….@NWSChicago @LakeMichigan13 @ChicagoCritter
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Flippin Friday January 12.2024. ….34 Degree Air /37 Degree Water Snow w/ 25+ MPH Winds feels like ice darts hitting the skin @Skilling @WaddleandSilvy @LakeMichigan13
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Sunday January 14,2024 7:50am -7Degree Air /36 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Nice fog rolling off Lake Michigan with -25 Wind Chill @LakeMichigan13 @Iceman_Hof #coldwater #mentalhealth #PositiveMindset #positivementalattitude
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Thursday December 12,2024 7am ….8 Degree Air /34 Degree Water /….-11 Wind Chill … .#GreatLakeJumper …
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SomersaultSaturday March 11,2023 39 Degree Air /38 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper #Chicago ….#GreenRiver #ChicagoRiver #StPatricksParade
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Monday January 15,2024 7:10am. -6 Degree Air /36 water w/ice ….-25 Wind Chill #GreatLakeJumper….photo by @NancyStonePhoto ….1st time in 2024 using a shovel to break ice to get into lake this morning. My iphone Froze & refused to film , lucky Nancy was walking by & snapped
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Sunday March 16,2025 8:30am ….38 Degree Air /49 Degree Water ….#GreatLakeJumper goes to ….Chicago (St Patrick’s Green) River ….@HeidiStevens13 @cshimala @WGNNews @fox32news .**Tastes better than Malort**.@JeppsonsMalort @chicagobars @JackSanborn57
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well that was amazing ! thanks Colin.
The roughly -10°F temperatures have brought a windchill of about -30°F here in Chicago per @NWSChicago. That won't stop @TheRealDtox + friends Glenn & Molly from leaping into Lake Michigan!. I'm #OnAssignment for @BlockClubCHI covering the cold weather throughout the weekend.
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Somersault Sat Jan 13,2024 ….28 Degree Air /36 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Dedicated to Aretha Franklin @ArethaFranklin @LakeMichigan13 @TheWienerCircle @NiseiLounge
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Sunday Part #2 .Had so much fun jumping in Green River yesterday I made a return visit with @cshimala who is a magician with film work #GreatLakeJumper #GreenRiver #ChicagoRiver #sailordive #nohands #gopro @GoPro @BillSimmons @GmanTavern @iloveMontis
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Thursday January 30,2025 6:50am ….34 Degree Air /33 Degree Water….#GreatLakeJumper ….CHICAGO #Chicago @chicago @chicagobars @insanechicago1 @chiradio
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Thursday June 13,2024 5:15am ….75 Degree Air/62 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….4 Years ago I jumped in Lake Michigan hungover & depressed during a pandemic. I found positivity & healing in the majestic waters. Thanks to all who joined me on this water journey. @BlockClubCHI
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Great Lake Jumper dives in Chicago River (dyed Green for St Patrick’s Day parade) & the answer to #1 question from @TheWienerCircle ….The green river tastes better than MALORT #GREATLAKEJUMPER #malort
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#GreatLakeJumper ….ice shelf was attached to wall, did some chopping and cast the ice out to the lake @NWS @fox32news @dryrobe
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Wednesday December 21,2022.17 Degree Air /35 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Diving Headfirst No Hands into the Chicago Winter #WinterSolstice2022 Congrats to HHBBR Crew who stayed in water 2-3 minutes
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Tied with Taylor Swift for 1 appearance on TV during Super Bowl first Half: @TheRealDtox @fox32news @kendricklamar @taylorswift13 @Eagles @Chiefs #SuperBowl
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Thursday January 18,2024 ….20 Degree Air/ 35 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Dedicated to Stevie Wonder @StevieWonder @LesterHoltNBC @TNKfest @BugginHC @schamisso
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Tuesday February 18,2025 7:15am ….-1 Degree Air /33 Degree Water - ….-20 WindChill #GreatLakeJumper ….@HeidiStevens13 @cshimala @NWS @fox32news @TheReplacements
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Lawrence Tome at Chicago River concert on Cement Pylon near Belmont Ave Bridge .8 piece band ,portable generators & gorgeous november day . kayaks @lawrencetome #verychicago @chicagoriver @chicagobars @robertloerzel
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Wednesday January 22,2025 7:30am….9 Degree Air /32 Degree Water .-7 Wind Chill #GreatLakeJumper ….Safety first - used shovel to create hole in ice to jump in , Stearns Type III Floatation Coat, Xuker Neoprene Gloves #floatcoat @buddyholly @WeatherNation
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December 28,2022 #LakeMichigan 30 Degree Air/33 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper #Chicago ….Icy deck, Icy Ladder, Ice Pancakes, Really Happy to have my Stearns Floatation Jacket #FloatCoat as I jumped in today. @martylennartz @TheWienerCircle @robertloerzel Big thank you Isaac
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Wednesday Dec 25,2024 8:30am….MERRY CHRISTMAS ….37 Degree Air /34 Degree Water ….#GreatLakeJumper ….Mary on musical saw doing”silent night”@RischkeBusiness
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Wednesday January 17,2024 ….6 Degree Air/36 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….@NWS @TNKfest @WaddleandSilvy @scrippsnews @fox32news @ChicagoMediaTO
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Flippin Friday January 19,2024 ….10 Air/36 Water/-7 Windchill #GreatLakeJumper ….@iloveMontis @LesterHoltNBC @Maggie_Vespa @mark_giangreco @TheMonkees @LakeMichigan13
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Tuesday January 23,2024 7:05am 34 Degree Air/34 Degree Water Freezing Rain & Icy Deck- but trusty shovel cleared a launching pad . @LakeMichigan13 @DustinMazanows1 @robertloerzel @WaddleandSilvy @BenBradleyTV
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Friday March 10,2023 #Chicago ….35 Degree Air /36 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….1000 days since June 13,2020 when I was hungover & miserable & wife told me to go “jump in the lake” @ChefKarmaFarmer #1000days @hodakotb @InsideEdition @nytimes @APNews @BlockClubCHI @WGNNews
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Talen Horton Tucker had his #5 retired at St Matthias yesterday and then threw down 10 dunks and led the alumni to a 103-72 victory over parents @Thortontucker @SShirleyval . Best of Luck at Iowa State THT
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Eternal Moment - Chicago River Concert -8 piece band vibing on concrete pillar in the middle of the Chicago River. Another reason to love Chicago. @chi_urbanist
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December 25th,2022 ….Merry Christmas #Chicago ….10 Degree Air /34 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper #LakeMichigan Dedicated to Shane MacGowan on his 65th Birthday @ShaneMacGowan @Iceman_Hof #shanemacgowan #thepogues
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Monday January 22,2024 ….25 Degree Air /34 Degree Water windy with lake full of slushy ice #GreatLakeJumper ….safety first, I put on my Stearns type III floatation jacket #floatcoat @rubbermaid @Maggie_Vespa @TheWienerCircle
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Somersault Saturday April 13,2024 52 Degree Air /44 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….1400 Days ….200 Weeks….46+ Months ….Since I jumped in Lake Michigan June 13,2020 . So many positive experiences at the lakefront, the daily ritual, new friends , a brighter outlook on life .
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Thursday February 1,2024 7:05am 38 Degree Air /33 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….@SpecialOlympics @swetznsteveshow @GmanTavern @piecechicago @WaddleandSilvy @maggievespa @BookCameo
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5:30am at lakefront….heard a splash , and saw a approx three foot long beaver #beaver #notalone #lakebeaver @robertloerzel
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Sunday March 3,2024 ….48 Degree Air /36 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….wave action a lil dicey but fun ….Dedicated to Van Halen @VanHalen @VanHalenNews @VanHalenVault @piecechicago @LakeMichigan13 @chicagobars
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Thursday June 27,2024 5:20am ….71 Degree Air /68 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Beauty sunrise at Lake Michigan @RischkeBusiness w/video assist @LakeMichigan13 @robertloerzel @martylennartz
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Somersault Sat January 20,2024….19 Degree Air/36 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….@Amundsen_HS @chiwarriors @BoDomeBville @TNKfest @squirrelflower1 @LesterHoltNBC Dedicated to Jerry Lee Lewis @jerryleelewis @rockhall
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Lost a legend & heard so many tunes that Lin turned me onto over last 36 hours on XRT so here are 100 songs. Picture to follow : LINS PLAYLIST 1/23/23
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Saturday June 15,2024 ….74 Degree Air /62 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Day 1462 / Year 4 Celebration @timmidyett on guitar ….thanks to all made it out to the lake, i’m forever grateful
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Saturday December 24,2022 1pm.11 Degree Air/33 Degree Water with minus 20 Wind Chill ….#GreatLakeJumper #SaturdaySometsault ….Dedicated to Lemmy on his BDay @myMotorhead @timheidecker @robertloerzel .Shovel & Hammer needed to clear path to ladder for exit from water. #chicago
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No jumping today, broke ice in harbor with my shovel & became the Great Lake Dipper 2022. Safety First #greatlakejumper
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Monday January 20,2025 7:15AM….3 Degree Air /32 Degree Water ….#GreatLakeJumper ….@HeidiStevens13 @KCJHoop @chicago @dryrobe @piecechicago
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One month from Today ….Saturday June 15th 10am-Noon… 4th Annual Great Lake Jumper Summer Celebration ….Details forthcoming
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Sunday May 12,2024 ….HAPPY MOTHERS DAY ….70 Degree Air /59 Degree Water #HappyMothersDay2024
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Sunday February 18,2024 ….38 Degree Air /36 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper in the cool spring fed Lake Geneva ,WI @LakeGenevaGov @TravelWI #wisconsin #lakegeneva #fontanawi #libitlanding @dryrobe
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Lin Brehmer is celebrating a birthday today , he has a lot of best friends in the whole world.#Leap4Lin @LinBrehmer @North2North @mark_giangreco @martylennartz @xrtfrankelee @JohnnyMarsDJ
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Flippin Friday January 24,2025 7am ….9 Degree Air/32 Degree Water ….#GreatLakeJumper ….@HeidiStevens13 @FrankBlack @MetroChicago
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Sunday January 28,2024….36 Degree Air /34 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….First time seeing the skyline in 5 days, nice to have the fog lifted. @chicago @LakeMichigan13 @Skilling #newtonteacherassoc
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Friday February 3,2023 #Chicago….3 Degree Air / 33 Degree Water w/ Minus 13 Wind Chill ….#GreatLakeJumper ….Happy to have @GoodDayChicago braving the weather this morning. @TMcGillWeather
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Flippin Friday July 26,2024 ….73 Degree Air /74 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Cool to have my sons Keith, Kael & Shea + cousin Chris from Richmond join me jumping in the lake today
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Somersault Sat April 28,2024 ….64 Degree Air /48 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….@iggypop @LakeMichigan13 @maybemayorbj @tagabowPHL @CALEBcsw @ChicagoBears @chicagobars @nfl
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Steve Albini on June 13,2021. He said he’d never played a solo show before this drone piece at the Great Lake Jumper 365 event. Yes that’s a 16 string guitar. Yes this incredible photo is by Derick Smith. ….Rest easy Steve @electricalWSOP @Nirvana @PIXIES @PJHarveyUK #albini
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Slippery Sun Dec 31,2023 ….33 Degree Air /39 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Dedicated to folks who enjoyed the wonderful elixir that flows through your body & mind when you splash in the Great Lakes. Looking forward to more glorious days finding positivity thru water in 2024
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Thursday January 25,2024 ….36 Degree Air /35 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Dense Fog Dedication to Joy Division @joydivision ….@ChicagoMag @robertloerzel @LakeMichigan13 #winterswin #coldwaterfive #coldwaterflip
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Wednesday February 12,2025 7:40am 29 Degree Air /33 Degree Water ….#GreatLakeJumper ….Wee bit dicey with ice pancakes @laurenoneil @LakeMichigan13 @A4GL @chiradio
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Thursday August 1,2024 ….77 Degree Air /74 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….50th month in a row jumping in Lake Michigan
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Flippin Friday December 13,2024 ….5 Degree Air /34 Degree Water ….-6 Wind Chill / 1st sign of ice in water #GreatLakeJumper….Happy 35th Birthday Taylor Swift @taylorswift13 #tswft #swifties
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thanks to everyone(20+) who joined the crew jumping in Lake Michigan this morning .30 Degrees Air but 46 Water . big thanks to JR O’Neil on the bagpipes& Derick on the deck capturing photos . @RischkeBusiness
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Monday January 15,2024 7:10am ….-6 Air /36 Water/-25 Wind Chill #GreatLakeJumper ….Another Great photo By Nancy L Stone @NancyLStone (with corrected Nancy L Stone twitter handle) Glenn & Dan enjoying the crisp cool water of the GreatLakes @LakeMichigan13 @NFL @NWSChicago
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Sunday February 25,2024 ….38 Degree Air /35 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Great view of Chicago from Adler Planetarium @BlockClubCHI #chicago #lakemichigan
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Wednesday December 18,2024 ….35 Degree Air /34 Degree Water ….#GreatLakeJumper ….Dedicated to Keith Richards - Happy 81st Birthday @RollingStones #keith
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Saturday June 22,2024 8am….82 Degree Air /80 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Out of reach of the Great Lakes at Travel baseball tournament . Jump from the 1/20 scale Golden Gate Bridge in Lake of the Woods - Mahomet, IL @warriorscompete @UofIllinois
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Tuesday January 7,2025 6:25am ….19 Degree Air /33 Degree Water ….#GreatLakeJumper ….beautiful pre-sunrise , slight slip but all good . @barrybutler9 @HeidiStevens13 @BenBradleyTV
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Sunday January 21,2024 ….16 Degree Air /36 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Dedicated to open water because you do not want to hit any ice / icebergs/ ice chunks . rookie move without my water shoes but thanks to Becky,Paula & Saskia for supervising my jump . @NFL @TNKfest
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Flippin Friday January 10,2025 ….28 Degree Air /33 Degree Water ….#GreatLakeJumper ….Hearty bunch getting in the lake today #chicagodifferent @chicago @chiradio
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Thursday February 8,2024 ….47 Degree Air/ 34 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Dedicated to the one and only ….Mojo Nixon who died yesterday aboard the Outlaw Country Cruise of a cardiac event. @ChurchOfMojo @OutlawCountry1 #mojonixon #outlawcountry #outlawcountrycruise
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Sunday January 5,2025 ….21 Degree Air /33 Degree Water ….Slushy & full of ice shards ….#GreatLakeJumper. ….@JohnnyMarsDJ
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Monday July 15, 2024 6:45am ….73 Degree Air/ 70 Degree Air #GreatLakeJumper ….Happy 78th Birthday Linda Ronstadt @LindaRonstadt
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Wednesday January 15,2025 7:30am….9 Degree Air /32 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….@TNKfest @Schubas @LincolnHall @Sl33pingVillag3 @sunshy
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Monday January 13,2025 7:25am ….13 Degree Air /33 Degree Water ….#GreatLakeJumper ….@chicagobars @martylennartz @TNKfest
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Tuesday August 13,2024 7:10am ….70 Degree Air /74Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Dedicated to the rare water skier on a clear calm morning on Lake Michigan @robertloerzel @LakeMichigan13 @jonathaneig
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Monday April 29,2024 . Rainy….58 Degree Air /51 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper….Dedicated to Willie Nelson - Happy 91st Birthday @WillieNelson #willienelson #willie91
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Wednesday February 13,2025 715am.20 Degree Air /33 Degree Water ….#GreatLakeJumper ….great video assist from Mary ….@KCJHoop @RischkeBusiness @
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Easter Morning Sunrise Chicago Sunday April 9,2023 6:20am ….44 Degree Air/40 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Unplanned capture of choir #eastersunrise
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Monday January 24,2023 #Chicago 24 Degree Air/34 Degree Water ….#GreatLakeJumper ….So great to get a rock band out to the lake at 7am . thanks to Neal Frances, Kellen Boersma & Collin O’Brien @thenealfrancis
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Monday November 20,2023 ….45 Degree Air :48 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Dedicated to my Stearns Type III Floatation Jacket #FloatCoat which keeps me safe & afloat on rough days in Lake Michigan @newell_brands … great video assist Glenn
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Somersault Saturday Jan 27,2024. 37 Degree Air /34 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Dedicated to Bobby Blue Bland @BobbyBlueBland ….@chicagobars @rockwellsng @TheRealBuddyGuy @BuddyGuys @ChicagoMag @BluesHallofFame
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Thursday January 23,2025 7:30am ….23 Degree Air /33 Degree Water ….#GreatLakeJumper ….Happy 72nd Birthday Robin Zander @cheaptrick @RobinZanderBand #cheaptrickrules
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Flippin Friday July 19,2024 5:30am.64 Degree Air/71 Degree Water #GreatLakeJumper ….Sweet Sunrise
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