Boyne City Superintendent Patrick Little said Michigan schools get six days when class can be canceled for reasons such as snow or power outages.
The ice coverage in Lake Erie has rapidly expanded to 80% this week. February and March are peak maximum ice coverage periods for the Great Lakes.
The recent Arctic blast transformed the Lake Michigan lakeshore in Muskegon and Grand Haven into an icy wonderland.
Heavy freezing spray warnings were issued for Michigan and Alaska that could cause "catastrophic loss of stability" of vessels.
Since last Saturday, January 18th, the Great Lakes Basin has seen a 14.63% jump in ice coverage from 8.58% to 23.21% in just ...
A winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 11:26 a.m. EST in effect until Friday at 7 a.m. EST for Grand Traverse and Kalkaska counties.