Originally Posted by
marinkitty
Re swimmer's itch - I grew up in MI and have been to dozens of the inlands lakes over the years. Some are more prone to swimmer's itch than others and I've gotten it a couple of times and it isn't fun. I personally tend to think that the lakes with a lot of little coves and fingers get it worse, but I have nothing to back that up. I know that Lake Leelanau, Torch Lake and Lake Charlevoix get it a lot as I had friends with cottages on those that dealt with it every summer. We had a place on Crystal Lake for years and we had it one summer but never again. I've gotten it once at Long Lake near Traverse City too. But it usually isn't a problem at most places and like others have said, if you do a fresh water rinse right after getting out it usually stays under control. It is seldom bad enough that it keeps you out of the water.