Winds Destroy Access to Ice Caves

These Midwestern Ice Caves Opened This Week for the First Time Since 2015

Rare sub-zero conditions briefly made the Lake Superior formations accessible before a winter storm closed them again.The entrance and exterior to the ice caves in Wisconsin. Travel WisconsinSet along the south shore of Lake Superior, the stunning ice caves of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore strike an otherworldly figure. And this week, they once again welcomed visitors for the first time in more than 10 years.Shouldered by sandstone clif…

Ice caves’ brief return shows beauty and risk on Lake Superior

Someone who got to see the ice caves ahead of the crowds is Linda Nervick, who recently became the publisher of Lake Superior Magazine. She told WPR’s Robin Washington about her trek to the caves on “Morning Edition.” The post Ice caves’ brief return shows beauty and risk on Lake Superior appeared first on WPR.

Winds destroy access to ice caves

On Monday, 11-year-old Macey Derheim of Duluth walked across the frozen surface of Lake Superior to climb through the crevices of the ice caves at the Apostle Island National Lakeshore. “It was kinda like something out of a fairytale,” Derheim said of the caves, which opened to visitors Monday for the first time since 2015. By Wednesday morning, any chance of getting another glimpse at that fairytale seemed to be over. At least for this winter. …