When winter tightens its grip on Lake Superior in Minnesota, the shoreline transforms into a landscape of tilted, glass-like shards known as plate ice. Thin sheets fracture under shifting temperatures, then drift and stack as the wind presses them toward land. The result is a field of translucent blues and silvers, catching the light at sharp angles and making the water"s edge appear sculpted rather than frozen.
Plate ice along Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Minnesota
Today in History
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National Park Service Founders Day
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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White dunes, blue lagoons
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Lake Misurina, Dolomites, Italy
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harlem
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Seville, Spain
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National Bird Day
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I am the walrus
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It s leap day!
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Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
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Quebec City for Winter Carnival
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Antarctica Day
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Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina
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Big Bend National Park anniversary
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Black Fell in England s Lake District
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Bavljenac Island
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Corona Arch near Moab, Utah
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A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
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Perfect timing
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A hero for the 21st century
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To the 155th on the 155th
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Village of Oia in Santorini, Greece
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3,000 years of history
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National Bison Day
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Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
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Wildlife crossing, Wierden, Netherlands
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Art abounds at the Palais Garnier
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