SOUTH HAVEN, MI — Some say it isn’t really winter until the Lake Michigan lighthouses are caked in ice. Ok, nobody says that — but perhaps they should. Winter weather arrived with a bang ...

Ice sits on Lake Michigan near Milton Lee Olive Park on Jan. 20, 2022, in Chicago. Lake Michigan, which generally doesn’t see peak coverage until at least mid-February, could see nearly 38% ...

Lake Michigan covers over 22,000 square miles and is over 300 miles long from north to south. In the winter, ice piles up along the shoreline making for unique formations and dangerous conditions.

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.

On closer inspection, the thin ice layer on Lake Michigan was colliding with the shoreline causing ice shards to form. For over 30 minutes the thin, frozen layer of ice piled up along the shoreline.

As ice coverage across the Great Lakes falls from winter highs with spring and summer warming ahead, Lake Michigan is likely to end up with a just-below-average season. Lake Michigan reached an ...

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 ...

You might think it goes without saying that walking on a frozen Lake Michigan is dangerous. But the Chicago Police Department's Marine Unit had reason to tweet this warning in all caps: DO NOT DO ...

Shards of ice pile up on Lake Michigan along the South Haven Pier in South Haven, Mich., on Tuesday,... [+] March 19, 2019. Joel Bissell/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP ...

Look at all the ice! This was the view Thursday PM from the South Haven Lighthouse. There’s ice as far as you can see. Also look at the “pancake ice” in the river channel. The high ...

A winter storm has created some rare ice "sculptures" along the shores of Lake Michigan. Drone videos from Timeless Aerial Photography show areas along the shores of the Great Lake, such as Grand ...