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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Happy Presidents Day
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World Penguin Day
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The United States 250th anniversary
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Red squirrel
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A red knot on the Shetland Islands, Scotland
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National Hug Day
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American bison
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Uredd Rest Area, Norway
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Poinsettia Day
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International Whale Shark Day
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Behold the mighty Aldeyjarfoss
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Autumn comes to the Porcupines
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Macro photograph of a migrant hawker dragonfly
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World Population Day
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Party like it’s 5779
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Who created the Easter Bunny?
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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument anniversary
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World Oceans Day
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Defying gravity on a swing ride
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Earth Science Week
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La Brecha de Rolando (Rolands Breach), Spain
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World Poetry Day
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Celebrating Chile’s Independence Day
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Work out on your way to work
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Gardens by the Bay nature park, Singapore
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World Rainforest Day
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Travels to the Oregon deep
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Asteroid Day
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Tree of many colors
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