Category: Great Lakes
Lake Erie is frozen over. Is it safe to walk on?
Lake Erie is now nearly completely frozen over with rapidly growing ice cover due to persistent Arctic cold, making it the most ice-covered of the Great Lakes this winter. Officials […]
Cold persists; Lake Superior ice cover growing rapidly
A prolonged cold spell is rapidly increasing ice coverage on Lake Superior — with ice cover jumping from about 6% to around 31% in recent weeks — as persistent sub-zero […]
Frozen Lake Huron creates shortcut to Canada. International ice bridge opens for 2026.
The international ice bridge connecting the U.S. and Canada is officially open. When the conditions are right, an approximately 12-mile stretch of Lake Huron creates a frozen path between Drummond […]
Coast Guard advises caution for icebreaking in Green Bay, Sturgeon Bay
The U.S. Coast Guard is asking those using the ice on the bays of Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay for fishing and recreation to be especially aware as the service’s […]
Scientists trying to solve mystery of ârock snotâ in Michigan streams
Didymo â also called ârock snotâ because of its appearance â suddenly bloomed in Michigan streams in recent years, and scientists donât really know why….