Photos: Ice forms on Lake Superior shoreline
Ice covers Lake Superior near Leif Erikson Park Friday in Duluth. Ice grew rapidly over the Great Lakes with the recent cold snap. As of Feb. 5, nearly half of Lake Superior is covered ice according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.
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Ice grew rapidly over the Great Lakes with the recent cold snap. As of Feb. 5, nearly half of Lake Superior is covered in ice according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.
Photojournalist Erica Dischino captured the frigid beauty forming along Lake Superior for MPR News.
Ice covers Lake Superior near Stoney Point Friday in Duluth Township.
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A skater glides over ice cover on Lake Superior near Leif Erikson Park Friday in Duluth.
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Ice covers Lake Superior near Leif Erikson Park Friday in Duluth.
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Waves crash over ice in Lake Superior near Stoney Point Friday in Duluth Township.
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A sunrise reflects on ice coverage over Lake Superior near Leif Erikson Park Friday in Duluth.
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Ice covers Lake Superior near Leif Erikson Park Friday in Duluth.
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Waves crash over ice in Lake Superior near Stoney Point Friday in Duluth Township.
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Ice covers Lake Superior near Brighton Beach Friday in Duluth.
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Ice covers Lake Superior near the Lester River Bridge Friday in Duluth.
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Ice covers Lake Superior near Leif Erikson Park Friday in Duluth.
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David Baldus, 32, of Duluth takes off his skates after gliding over ice coverage on Lake Superior near Leif Erikson Park Friday.
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Ice covers Lake Superior near Brighton Beach Friday in Duluth.
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The Aerial Lift Bridge is seen as ice covers Duluth Harbor over Lake Superior near Bayfront Festival Park Friday in Duluth.
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Ice covers Lake Superior near Leif Erikson Park Friday in Duluth.
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An observer checks the ice covering Lake Superior near Leif Erikson Park Friday in Duluth.
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