Comments on: The rooms of her icewater mansion

The rooms of her icewater mansion

mandolin conspiracy — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 13:07:19 -0800

More than three quarters of Lake Superior is covered in ice right now, making this an above average winter for ice on the lake. Superior is vast, containing about 10 per cent of the world's fresh surface water, and it rarely comes close to a complete freeze-over. But years where more complete freezing takes place, like 2014, allow for increased access to the spectacular ice caves that form along the Apostle Islands and other shoreline locations. It can be a tight squeeze, and caution is warranted.

Photos:

Ice Caves - Lake Superior Winter Splendor Unveiled at Ice Caves

Some ice caves of other Great Lakes:

Lake Huron Ice Caves on the Bruce Peninsula Lake Michigan...ice cave exploring Lake Michigan...ice cave exploring II

Meanwhile, on Lake Erie, you can experience an ice shove.

By: scruss

scruss — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 13:30:42 -0800

Erie is one weird lake. Shallow, sandy with pockets of natural gas just below the bed and some crazy current rip. The speed and size of ice shoves are scary. Ice blocks can be car-sized. By the Grand River near Dunnville you can sometimes find huge slabs of ice far further inland than you'd expect. Any boats or docks in the way end up as matchsticks.

By: mandolin conspiracy

mandolin conspiracy — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 14:37:18 -0800

It could even be said to be seiche-tacular.

By: Chrysostom

Chrysostom — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 14:41:10 -0800

Great post title.

By: bonehead

bonehead — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 16:57:13 -0800

My hydrodynamicist friends describe Erie as a bathtub. As a canoe tripper, I call it a frikken nightmare. 2-3m waves at shore, rough in even the lightest wind. It's the most dangerous lake for paddle-powered boats. Seiche-tacular indeed.

By: boost ventilator

boost ventilator — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 17:47:06 -0800

Meanwhile, on the East Coast...Ice Wall.

By: Kadin2048

Kadin2048 — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 18:19:59 -0800

If you ever had a premonition that you were going to die due to icicle impalement... I'd probably steer clear of that cave. Super neat, though.

By: Afghan Stan

Afghan Stan — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 20:49:24 -0800

Our (U.S.) mint made a lovely coin of the Apostle Islands.

By: ktkt

ktkt — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 01:18:00 -0800

Okay, I'm glad I'm not alone in my concern about impalement by glossy melting icicle. Also those children popping into a tight squeeze in one of those videos! Out of the reach of adults, and who knows where they'll come out. Sure was gorgeous though.

By: dbx

dbx — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 09:34:56 -0800

I was a couple hundred yards out on the ice, fishing in Lake Superior, two weeks ago. What a surreal experience - and scary in the same way that flying can be. I was there as the sun went down, and once it was gone the bitter cold combined with the vast emptiness of the landscape to give a convincing impression that I was on another planet entirely. Here[insta] is a photo I took that day of the full moon rising over the ice. Haven't made it to the apostles yet, but I've heard the mile+ walk to the caves is quite an experience.