Points North: Winter ice will become a memory on many Michigan lakes
Up until the 1980s, Grand Traverse Bay would freeze over most winters. That’s no longer the case. On Jan 21 the bay’s water was almost 39 degrees, the warmest recording from this time of year in a decade. Credit Max Johnston / IPR News Grand Traverse Bay and inland lakes across Michigan, like Lake Leelanau and Torch Lake, will be ice-free by the end of the century if carbon emissions continue at current levels.