In the heart of Minnesota’s lake country, the days stretch long and the water holds the kind of stillness that can quiet a restless mind. Bemidji isn’t just a dot on the map—it’s a reminder of how lake life was meant to be lived. Here, water skiing wasn’t a sport you scheduled; it was simply part of the rhythm. Boards and skis stacked in the boathouse, meals shared on sun-bleached docks, kids tumbling into the lake until the fireflies came out.
For Episode 6 of FlowPointTV’s “Soul of Skiing”, we wanted to get back to those roots. To trade the precision of tournament buoys for the wide-open canvas of a big lake. We found ourselves surrounded by family, old friends, and the kind of conversations that flow easier after a long day in the sun. The air smelled like pine and charcoal, the evenings hummed with cicadas, and every ski set ended not with scores, but with stories.
Because in the end, this is the soul of skiing—not a finish line or a podium, but a feeling. Lake life, like skiing itself, is a gift of connection—between people, place, and the present moment. It’s the rush of cold water on a summer morning, the laughter that echoes off the shore, and the quiet satisfaction of knowing you’re part of something bigger than yourself. And in Bemidji, you don’t just remember why you fell in love with the sport; you feel it in every turn, every shared laugh, every ripple trailing out into a glassy horizon.
This is a story of a Life well lived.
