Well, this ought to quench that need for freeze: Ice has suddenly blossomed across the Great Lakes, with the ice pack nearly doubling in just a little more than a week. The lakes are now more than 85% iced over, according to the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, with Lake Erie leading the way at more than 98%.
For the first time in (not quite) forever, Niagara Falls looks pretty much frozen, too.
And here’s the thing … people are going there! And not in a “Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un is going, so we better go and smile, too” way. These folks are going voluntarily.
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But there’s still time for this year to contend for the record. The National Weather Service says extremely cold arctic air will allow for expansion of the ice coverage in the coming days.
Queen Elsa, and her pint-sized fans, would be pleased.
