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A Frozen Walk to Island Ice Caves
« on: February 18, 2014, 10:45:47 AM »
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For the first time in five years, Lake Superior, the world's largest freshwater lake, has frozen enough to allow visitors from northern Wisconsin to walk across the lake to the ice caves of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

Any of our WI APS members ever do this?  Mash the link below for pictures.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/02/a-frozen-walk-to-island-ice-caves/100682/
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Re: A Frozen Walk to Island Ice Caves
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2014, 11:07:06 AM »

Last time I was in WI, the WI APS contingent wouldn't let me have any fun on the water.   :mad:

That looks extremely cool. 
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Re: A Frozen Walk to Island Ice Caves
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2014, 01:57:57 PM »
I've been along that part of the coast in winter, but not when Superior was frozen enough to cross to the Apostles.  I didn't realize they're only a mile offshore.  It looks beautiful.
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Re: A Frozen Walk to Island Ice Caves
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2014, 08:58:22 PM »
Cooooool.

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Re: A Frozen Walk to Island Ice Caves
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2014, 09:00:54 PM »
Last time I was in WI, the WI APS contingent wouldn't let me have any fun on the water.   :mad:

That looks extremely cool. 

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Re: A Frozen Walk to Island Ice Caves
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2014, 09:07:01 PM »
That's very cool!

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Re: A Frozen Walk to Island Ice Caves
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2014, 09:30:45 AM »
Yes, very cool. 

What?  No jokes about a certain place freezing over?   =)
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Re: A Frozen Walk to Island Ice Caves
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2014, 09:51:24 AM »
Yes, very cool. 

What?  No jokes about a certain place freezing over?   =)

That "certain place" is in Michigan. http://www.gotohellmi.com/
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