The following photos were taken from December 2023 to February 2024, mostly in northern Wisconsin and around Lake Superior.
This was the most unusual winter I have ever experienced. Hardly any snow and unusually warm temperatures.
There were certainly a lot of beautiful ice creations to photograph which was my main focus.
Enjoy my photographic journey through this winter of ice and hardly any snow.
Susanne
Blue ice
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Blue ice |
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Blue ice, Seahorse |
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Blue ice at sunrise |
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Ice covered bench in Grand Marais, MN |
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Ice covered crabapples, Grand Marais, MN |
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Ice creation at a creek |
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Houghton Falls/Echo Dells near Washburn |
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Houghton Falls/Echo Dells near Washburn |
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Houghton Falls/Echo Dells near Washburn |
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Sunset colors at Audie Lake |
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Sunset colors at Audie Lake |
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Sunset at the Chippewa Flowage |
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Blue Hour at the Chippewa Flowage |
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Iceberg floating in Lake Superior |
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Iceberg floating in Lake Superior |
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Beautiful reflections, Flambeau River |
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Beautiful reflections, Flambeau River |
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Ice lanterns |
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Ice lanterns |
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Lost Creek Falls, up close |
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Lost Creek Falls, up close |
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Lost Creek Falls, Cornucopia |
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Blue Hour at Sea Stack, Washburn |
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Blue Hour at Sea Stack, Washburn |
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Blue Hour, Lake Superior, Washburn |
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Sunrise, Lake Superior |
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Sunrise, Lake Superior |
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Sunset colors, Chippewa Flowage |
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Ice covered Morgan Falls |
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Icicles at Morgan Falls |
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Icicles at Morgan Falls |
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Magical moment at Morgan Falls |
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Ice covered Morgan Falls |
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Ice patterns |
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Ice patterns |
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Ice patterns with rocks |
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Ice covered Morgan Falls |