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jriddle@thealpenanews.com News Photo by Julie Riddle A photographer captures morning sunlight over recently-formed ice at Seagull Point in Rogers City on Tuesday. ALPENA — The big lake is blue instead of white — and opinions are mixed as to whether that’s a good thing. After several months of gentle winter weather, Lake Huron has almost none of the crisp ice cover that often graces it this time of year. Ice is coming, experts say. In the meantime, some worry that the lack of ice threatens valued parts of Northeast Michigan, while others say the open waters of early 2021 offer a possible...