Lake Michigan’s ice cover hit 37% last week, the most yet in the season, and trended closer to average than originally forecasted according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. Read the full story by The Chicago Tribune.
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