The World Through a Lens Surfâs Up. The Temperature Isnât. Growing numbers of surfers are taking to the Great Lakes â even when the weather is well below freezing. Curtis Eichenberger exits the water at Lake Huronâs Georgian Bay.Credit... March 1, 2021 Itâs a cold Friday morning in late January. The snow has been falling all night. With two friends, Curtis Eichenberger and Brian McElroy, Iâm heading northwest from the town of Collingwood, Ontario, to the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce County. Itâs a two-hour drive, and weâre hoping the ice has taken hold of the shoreline.