▁L akes ▁Exper ience ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ 5 6 - min ute ▁film ▁document ing ▁four ▁dec ades ▁of ▁lake ▁sur f ing ▁on ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes , ▁directed ▁by ▁V ince ▁De ur . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁begins ▁with ▁vide ot ape ▁foot age ▁De ur ▁recorded ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁nearly ▁d rown ed ▁while ▁sur f ing ▁Lake ▁Super ior ▁near ▁White fish ▁Point . ▁De ur ▁had ▁been ▁caught ▁in ▁a ▁rip ▁current ▁for ▁about ▁an ▁hour , ▁trying ▁fut ile ly ▁to ▁sw im ▁to ▁shore , ▁before ▁being ▁suddenly ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁current . ▁Back ▁on ▁dry ▁land , ▁he ▁p led ged ▁on ▁camera ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁one ▁day ▁make ▁a ▁film ▁about ▁sur f ing ▁the ▁great ▁la kes . ▁Un s alt ed ▁comb ines ▁home ▁mov ies ▁of ▁lake ▁sur f ing ▁going ▁as ▁far ▁back ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁with ▁contemporary ▁foot age ▁cul led ▁from ▁ 1 5 0 ▁hours ▁of ▁film ing , ▁often ▁with ▁sur f ing ▁profession als ▁brought ▁in ▁from ▁California . ▁ ▁Princi pal ▁phot ography ▁wrapped ▁on ▁Jan . ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁director ▁and ▁ ▁several ▁pro - sur fers ▁from ▁the ▁Ocean ▁Pacific ▁sur f ▁team ▁reached ▁the ▁tip ▁of ▁Lake ▁Super ior , ▁ 2 4 ▁kilom eters ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁D ul uth , ▁Minnesota , ▁to