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    Disabled athlete crosses Lake Michigan on paddleboard in quest to traverse all the Great Lakes: ‘It’s really something to witness’

    by Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune Jul 29, 2022 3 minutes
    Mike Shoreman, foreground, paddleboards in Lake Michigan towards North Avenue Beach on July 27, 2022 as he attempts to make history as the first disabled athlete to cross Lake Michigan.

    CHICAGO — A small dot on the horizon grew larger as a group of 10 paddleboarders prepared to join it. Some of them whistled, hooted and yelled words of encouragement, waving their paddles in the air.

    And so Michael Shoreman reached the shore, equipped with a paddle and a bright blue board.

    At approximately 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, the 39-year-old Shoreman landed on North Avenue Beach after a 27-hour journey on paddleboard across Lake Michigan that started Tuesday at 5:40 a.m. According to his team, Shoreman is on

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