ice cover

While warmer air temperatures will cause ice to melt, water temperatures will remain dangerously cold.

A warm spell in February meant record low ice coverage on the Great Lakes at the end of last winter.

Ice cover on the Great Lakes is slightly down for this time of year, but snowfall and temperatures averaged out for the month of December, according to the National Weather Service.

The University of Michigan Biological Station at Pellston has tracked the lake’s ice cover for more than 90 years — and guessed at its annual disappearance since 1988.

About 20 feet down on the bottom of Lake Michigan, there’s a white marble crucifix from Italy. Diver Denny Jessick uses a trail of rumors to search for its origin story.

About 20 feet down on the bottom of Lake Michigan, there’s a white marble crucifix from Italy. Diver Denny Jessick uses a trail of rumors to search for its origin story.

The U.S. Coast Guard is breaking up ice that’s thinner than usual on northern Michigan’s lakes and rivers.Coast Guard Director of Vessel Services Mark…

Grand Traverse Bay and inland lakes across Michigan, like Lake Leelanau and Torch Lake, will be ice-free by the end of the century if carbon emissions…