The Lake Superior Ice Festival will ... The beach area will also have fire pits and an ice carousel. There will also be a Polar Ice Sculpture Trolley Tour and Dinner leaving from Barker’s ...

MUNISING, MI -- Hundreds of climbers from around the country and around the globe descended on Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the last few days to climb the picturesque ice formations.

That has helped in developing ice. Ice coverage is near average for Lake Michigan, while the deficit is larger for Lake Superior, Ontario and Huron. Lake Erie has a substantial surplus.

Lake Huron has less ice than Lake Erie but is ahead of Lakes Michigan and Superior for coverage. The Great Lakes are 35.15% covered in ice, the highest coverage so far in 2025 with Lake Erie in ...

On Sunday, a video captured massive waves crashing on Lake Michigan amid freezing temperatures ... This created low visibility, along with ice and blowing snow in the vicinity.

In 2002, the Great Lakes basin had just 11.9% ice coverage, NOAA said. In 2012, Lake Superior had 8.5% coverage. In 2002, Lake Michigan had 12.4% coverage. In 2012, Lake Huron had 22.8% coverage.

Subzero temperatures, high winds and ice-free Great Lakes combined ... and many towns near Lake Michigan and Lake Superior got a foot or two of fresh snow as a result," the NWS said.

The Great Lakes are currently at 33.19% ice coverage ... Protection Agency: Lake Superior: 483 feet in average depth, maximum depth at 1,332 feet. Lake Michigan: 279 feet in average depth ...

Lake Michigan has slightly more ice than Lake Superior, but both are behind Lakes Erie and Huron for coverage. The Great Lakes are 35.15% covered in ice, the highest coverage so far in 2025 with ...