Great Lakes Ice Cover Is the Largest We've Seen This Century

"Great Lakes Ice Cover Is the Largest We've Seen This Century"

"Caves near the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore are now open to foot traffic, thanks to sufficiently thick ice on Lake Superior."

The all-time record was set in 1979, but we are currently ahead of the pace for that year. The year 1979 peaked at 94.7%, but was "only" 66.8% at this time of year. Based on our forecasts, the ice will expand rapidly. Tomorrow night's low will be minus nineteen without the wind chill. If the wind is factored in, the National Weather Service says that the low will be "Pretty fucking cold. We don't have any thermometers that go that low, but make sure your will is in order if you go outside."