KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — A long stretch of bitter cold and snowy weather has left many Michiganders feeling a bit stir crazy, but for ice fishing enthusiasts, the deep freeze is a welcome invitation back onto frozen lakes.
“I just like getting out. It’s so fresh,” fisherman Kim Hill said. “Just being able to get outdoors in the winter, you know, instead of being inside cooped up.”
Hill ventured out to Prairie View County Park in Kalamazoo County Thursday, where Portage Lake has become a popular destination for those eager to take advantage of the recent sub-freezing temperatures…