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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The mid-January Arctic blast brought frigid temperatures, helping to firm up a good quantity of ice on Lake Michigan. With the sunshine and more mild conditions over ...

As of Jan. 22, Lake Michigan has only 7% of ice cover. That is well below the 20% average for late January.The lack of ice is due to the above-average water temperature. Currently, Lake Michigan's ...

A March ice storm damaged 900,000 acres of forest in Michigan, delaying the 10-year forest plan by a year, says the DNR.

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.

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 ...

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 .