Blue ice building up near Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
Posted Feb 08, 2021
Blue ice builds up along the shores of Lake Huron near the Mackinac Bridge during February 2021.Courtesy of Chris West
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MACKINAW CITY, MI – Michigan’s fascinatingly beautiful blue ice has returned.
The blue shards became a social media phenomenon in 2016. Since then, we’ve been on the lookout for their appearance. The Straits of Mackinac is a well-known place to spot this marvel – and 2021 is no different.
Chris West, captain of the Mackinaw City-based Ugly Anne tour boat and harbor manager of the Mackinaw City marina, caught glimpses of the blue hues near the Mackinac Bridge over the weekend. With high winds blowing through the Straits, the ice was fleeting. Much of it has already been swept away from shore, but not before West and others captured photos.
Wisconsin landscape photographer s passion is telling stories with his lens
Bayfield photographer Jeff Rennicke and his wife, Jill, will co-direct Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore starting Feb. 1. 7:50 am, Jan. 31, 2021 ×
The northern lights and stars over Honeymoon Rock on Lake Superior, part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Rennicke)
BAYFIELD, Wis. It was a warm summer night in 2013 when Jeff Rennicke says he had his Aha! moment as a photographer.
Rennicke was about to go to bed at his home in Bayfield when something happened he can’t quite explain, a vision of sorts.
Jeff Rennicke s passion is telling stories with his photos
Bayfield photographer and his wife, Jill, will co-direct Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore starting Feb. 1. 7:00 am, Jan. 29, 2021 ×
The northern lights and stars over Honeymoon Rock on Lake Superior, part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Rennicke)
It was a warm summer night in 2013 when Jeff Rennicke says he had his Aha! moment as a photographer.
Rennicke was about to go to bed at his home in Bayfield when something happened he can’t quite explain, a vision of sorts.
“I got a feeling that I had to go out on the lake that night, to go out to take a photo at a specific spot,’’ said Rennicke. “I don’t know why I went. But I trusted the vision.”