Raiders of the Archives: Skatelab Part 1 of 3 featuring Todd Huber owner of the park and skate museum.
Ron DeMitchell’s first attempt at waterskiing ended with him on his backside in Pontiac Lake.
The Macomb Township resident’s next try was a success, and he took three circles around the lake Friday as part of a recreational outing for people with disabilities.
“I thought that was my best run,” DeMitchell, who is blind, said of his third pass. “It was awesome.”
DeMitchell, 21, and about two dozen others took part in  … More
It was not the need for speed or the opportunity to impress girls that initially drew Rob Dyrdek to skateboarding. “I idolized my sister’s boyfriend,†Dyrdek said. “He wore four bandanas on each arm and each leg, and a spiked belt across his chest and waist. He was the sickest dude ever, and I was like, ‘If he’s a skater, I gotta be a skater.’ â€
Dyrdek, now 37, began skating at 11, turned professional at 16 and quickly established himself as one of the world’s top street skaters. More recently, Dyrdek became … More
At only 26, Chuck Swafford had found himself in a rut.
“I was stuck. … I was making money, but I wasn’t who I wanted to be,” said Swafford, the man with a scraggly beard and a tightly built body who was facing a crisis of identity and purpose.
But looking around the Arizona factory where he assembled emergency slides for Boeing 737s, Swafford knew something had to change.
So Swafford quit his job, pocketed some cash and … More