Ice Can See for Miles Too

Here are the latest pictures taken of Lake Michigan from Shoop Park, Thursday afternoon. As you can see, the ice reaches beyond the Racine Reef Lighthouse, which is two miles out there. I saw NO open water...

This is the worse I have seen the ice! The latest ice cover is at 92 percent for Lake Michigan. Wow..

While I'm on this subject here, I'd bring to your attention the rapidly declining duck population. Reports have poured from all over of dead diving ducks on the ice.With this ice cover, there is really no place to go for these hungry birds! If anyone sees a stranded or and injured duck, please call the humane society or the DNR. Thanks! (Below, a Red Breasted Merganser, photo taken at Lakeshore State Park in Milwaukee 2/22/2014)