CHICAGO -- Swimmers braved the cold to swim among ice pancakes that had formed on top of the freezing Lake Michigan water in Chicago. The footage was posted on January 9 with the quote ...

Like a frozen mermaid, massive shelf ice is luring people to the edge of Lake Michigan. It’s an eerie, bizarre transformation for shoreline waters that, just four months ago, saw adolescent toes ...

While Lake Michigan’s waters were crucial for trade, they also presented a challenge, particularly during the winter months when much of the lake’s surface would freeze. The formation of thick ...