Editor’s Note: The Hometown Hype film tour is presented by White Claw.
While no one was looking, a funny thing happened on the Great Lakes. Thriving surf scenes popped up where they were least expected. That’s all thanks to Mother Nature and the incredible size of these lakes, not to mention the points of land that create ideal setups for riding waves when wind has a chance to build swell that travels across these large bodies of water.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin is one of those blessed spots, where all the elements come together to create magic – and a surf community was born. This week, Hometown Hype premiered in Sheboygan with the film directed by Andrew Jakus and Cole Sheldon, and it was a huge hit in the community.
“One of the underlying themes [of the film] is that this is not supposed to be happening here,” says Cole. “Because nobody would expect this tiny town of 50,000 people that’s on this lake that’s not supposed to have waves [to have an incredible surfing community]. We’re not supposed to have this amazing scene. But the fact that they’ve been able to cultivate something over the years, it’s really special.”
Andrew and Cole have done an incredible job at profiling this community, so we present their film in full here for you to enjoy. It’s a great reminder that wherever there are waves, surfers will find them.
Directed by Andrew Jakus & Cole J Sheldon
Produced by EOS Surf Shop & False Take Films
Starring (In Order of Appearance)
Tom Gabriels
Charles Koehler
Teek Phippen
Grant Davey
Aaron Renzelmann
Mike Miller
Alexandra Nugent
Sean McMullen
Matt DeMaster
Cinematography
Cole J Sheldon
Drone Operator
Andrew Jakus
Additional Footage
Aaron Renzelmann
Andrew Jakus
Seth Gudmundson
Edited by Cole J Sheldon
Music & Sound Effects provided by Artlist.io
Special thanks to our friends at White Claw for making this celebration of surf communities happen.
