GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Snow-covered dunes and frozen lighthouses. Beaches that have disappeared under sheets of shelf ice that seem to stretch out for miles on the surface of our big lake.
After spending several weeks in Mother Nature’s deep freeze, a lot of weather nerds are asking the same question: Does Lake Michigan ever really freeze over?
The short answer is no – at least not during the latest record-keeping window that spans a half-century. But there is some interesting data on why people think this big lake looks frozen, even when it’s not. So let’s jump in…