Winter storms helped create ice formations along the Lake Michigan shoreline in west Michigan this week.

The St. Joseph Michigan Lighthouse was covered in ice following intense blizzards. The weather has created rare ice "sculptures" along the shores of Lake Michigan.

Although the cold temperatures may seem like ice skating, ice fishing, and pond hockey weather, cold temps may not mean safe ice. Here's how to check.

As Chicagoans cozied up inside to avoid the bitter cold, puffs of vapor settled over the surface of Lake Michigan, making it look like a steamy caldron of soup. Days later, the sun poked out, illum… ...

Alaskans drawn to alpine lakes for ‘once-in-a-decade’ ice skating conditions Sub-freezing temperatures and clear skies made for rare skating conditions in the alpine area surrounding Anchorage.

Marquardt said the lack of ice is a continued trend leading to shorter seasons for ice cover on Lake Michigan. The lack of ice cover means more evaporation and chance for lake effect snow.

Ice coverage may be nearing its peak throughout the Great Lakes in a season that has trended closer to average than originally forecast, as Lake Michigan’s water levels are expected to continue ...

GOLD TO CHASING ICE. FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE HANSEN HAS BEEN SKATING LAPS INDOORS BETWEEN THE LINES NO MORE AT THE PETTIT CENTER AS A TEENAGER THE LONG TRACK SPEED SKATER REACHED THE PINNAC. SPORT ...

Milwaukee-based Olympic speedskater Brian Hansen brought his blades offshore for a jaunt around the Lake Michigan harbor.

Lake Michigan transforms into a majestic frozen world with mesmerizing ice formations like pancake ice, ice balls and ice volcanoes when the deepest cold of winter comes.

A cold front brought some interesting phenomena to Lake Michigan: first ice balls, now ice volcanoes.

Remember last week's endless chill? Well it made conditions just right for April Chernoby and a few fellow skaters from the West Michigan Speedskating Club on the world's largest ice skating rink ...