Cold, wind and water combine to create stunning ice formations on Lake Erie (photos)

CLEVELAND, Ohio– Northeast Ohio has been gripped with frigid temperates lately. Schools have canceled and wind chill advisories have been in effect.

Although these aren’t ideal conditions for outdoor leisure time, they are the perfect conditions for nature to create some spectacular ice formations along the shore of Lake Erie.

Cold temperatures, strong winds and waves combine to blast the shoreline with spray, coating anything it can touch with water that quickly freezes. This process repeats until there is a thick coating of ice on beaches, breakwalls, bushes and piers…

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