Ice engulfs a red lighthouse as a fierce winter storm grips South Haven, Michigan. Sharp icicles and surreal formations can be seen hanging from the railings after strong waves crashed onto the piers.
After each coating the water quickly freezes to ice and the pier is transformed into a slippery, white wonderland
Weather in the area dipped into the minus figures and froze over Lake Michigan in the beginning of January
Mike Kline, 45, from Canton, Michigan, ventured to the spot with his wife. He said: "The piers, once covered in ice like this, are a treacherous hike. The ice is slippery and uneven.
"It is important to stay away from the edges, as there are no safety rails once you get away from shore. Whenever I visit the frozen lighthouses, I stay on the pier, and try to stay toward the centre as I make my way along..."
"...Even when the lake looks frozen, I do not venture on the ice."
"There are many places where there are pockets in the ice that may be covered with a thin layer of ice, or just snow. If you fall through one of these into the water, death is a real possibility."
"But seeing the ice formations up close is simply amazing. The twists and turns of it, the patterns, the enormity of it are all just so impressive."
Ice forms over the lake and pushes onto the shore at St Joseph
Ice flows between the two piers. What appears to be hills are actually mounds of ice and snow pushed in by Lake Michigan's waves
Thick ice along the pier at Grand Haven Lighthouse
Ice build-up on the top of the front of the Grand Haven South Pier entrance light
South Haven south pierhead light coated with ice
Mike and Pam Kline stand under the build-up of ice at St Joseph's lighthouse
St Joseph's lighthouse
Ice flows between the North and South Pier
No comments:
Post a Comment