By OnMilwaukee Staff Writers   Published Aug 30, 2009 at 7:02 AM

In the past couple years, many improvements were made at Milwaukee's Bradford Beach, resulting in cleaner sand, expanded food and drink options and a full slate full slate of events. However, do you find the water clean enough for swimming or is the lake only enjoyable from a distance?

Sound off, Milwaukee, and tell us if you’d take a dip in our Great Lake ... Or not.

Sure, I would swim in Lake Michigan. Most days, the water is fine for swimming, and it’s a lot of fun as well as great exercise. One of the best aspects of living in Milwaukee is its proximity to such a large, beautiful body of water and I take full advantage of this.

I would never swim in Lake Michigan. There’s too much seaweed and just not clean enough in general for me to swim in that lake. I enjoy being on the beach -- or seeing the lake when driving on Lincoln Memorial Drive -- but actually submerging my body into the lake is another story. No way.