A chart showing 2025 ice cover on Lake Michigan. NOAA. Despite this winter's cold snap leading to increased ice formation, the Great Lakes are experiencing a long-term decline in ice coverage.

Recent breathtaking drone footage shows an ice-coated and still Lake Michigan winter wonderland and its lighthouses. Although the Feb. 19 video by Nate's Dronography makes the lake appear frozen ...

On Lake Michigan beaches along the west side of the state, including St. Joseph, South Haven, New Buffalo and Saugatuck Dunes State Park, the lake was covered in ice, settling in unique shapes and ...

Drone video shows Lake Michigan almost completely covered with ice near the shores of Saint Joseph, Michigan. That comes after almost a week of arctic temperatures gripped most of the country .

Colder-than-normal temperatures have led to the rapid development of shelf ice on Lake Michigan. Shelf ice, while appearing solid, is dangerous and unstable, making it unsafe to walk on. Experts ...

Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA TODAY app. ... The lake had 100% ice cover in 1996. Lake Michigan's ice cover high was 93.2% in 2014.

Ice on Lake Michigan has been key in shaping the region's economic & cultural landscape Today, climate change is impacting the predictability & severity of the winter freeze.

On the floor of a 32-foot-deep small lake just northeast of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Calvin students are literally digging up ...

Subzero temperatures, high winds and ice-free Great Lakes combined this past week to increase lake effect snow totals across much of Michigan, the National Weather Service said. Some locations in ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — Officials are urging you to be safe if you head out on the ice. A recent study by the Indiana Department of Health found that from 2018 to 2021, a total of 216 drowning ...

Great Lakes ice coverage reached a historic low last year since recordkeeping began back in 1973, according to NOAA.. Lake Michigan is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and depth ...