Surf Journal — surf shop

When Scott Arseneault emailed us an update on his new board and how he was progressing his surfing on the Great Lakes, we were so impressed by his detailed account that we asked him to write a blog post of his experience. Scott can be found surfing in Hamilton and Bayfield. All photos are from Bayfield and courtesy of Terri Low. Check out her Instagram page for more.  Progressing on the lakes is a process - from the shop to the beach Guest writer Scott Arseneault  As summer torpedoed towards autumn – and the surf went dormant after several weeks of...

It was 2001 when Mike Sandusky learned to surf in Hawaii. Mike grew up on a pig farm near London, Ontario and played team sports before suddenly deciding to get lost in Hawaii over the winter to learn to surf. The following summer of 2002, Mike started teaching people how to surf on the great lakes and convinced his friends, family and anyone who would believe him that YES! they too could surf on the lakes - Surf Ontario was born. Over the next 5 years Mike travelled and surfed extensively during the winters and taught surfing on Lake Erie...