Frozen!

Last week Heather and I both had the same day off and were running errands together.  We'd seen pictures from people who'd been to the Lighthouse at Grand Haven, so we decided to check it out since we were nearby. 
It was 10 degrees that day, and the wind was strong.  Since we weren't planning on this, we weren't dressed for the cold.  We froze out there, but were glad we went.
Lake Michigan is currently 90% frozen.  This is incredible!  They say we'll have a cooler summer than usual because the lake will take so long to thaw, and the temperatures will drop coming over the lake.  I've never seen ice like this in Grand Haven.

This picture was taken this weekend by Corey Bailey of Grand Haven.  It gives a better idea of the amount of ice than my pictures do.



Here you see people walking out to the lighthouse.  Where I was standing to take the picture is just a little way offshore.

 

 

Frozen waves along the side of the pier.

 

 

 

Standing on the pier, looking toward the lighthouse.

 

 

Heather, standing on the frozen lake.

 

 

This dog was sitting nicely in front of the lighthouse while his owner took pictures.

 

This is past the lighthouse; there is ice for as far as you can see.  You can see a person standing out there.

 

I've never seen this view of the lighthouse before.  I'm usually standing at the end of that point looking over open water!

 

After taking this picture, we crawled up that ice and walked next to the lighthouse.  It was so slippery with snow over the ice.  I'm sure it was quite a sight.  Thankfully there weren't many people out there to see me - plus they were in the same situation.  :)

 

 

 

Heather was freezing here, but she let me take her picture!

 

 

 

Ice built up on the lighthouse.

 

Ice on the pier.

 

We were in a hurry at this point, walking as quickly as we could to get back to the car and some heat!

It took a while to warm up.   :)