We are planning to paddle around South Haven tomorrow afternoon.

Thanks for the input so far! Regarding gear, we are practicing this weekend dumping loaded kayaks and recover.
That being said, cold weather gear seems to be two camps.
I read (and no doubt believe) the cold but I also see a lot of pictures of people paddling without drysuits.
Can I get by without a ...

So my boy and I are looking at coming to Isle Royale in August. We dont want to be a statistic for kayaks who needed to be rescued at IR. :)

We have two inflatable Hobie i12s kayaks w/ Mirage drives. We both are very comfortable in the kayak as well as been doing some training on Lake Michigan ...