Out of the Loop | Lake Michigan Freeze

During exceptionally harsh winters, more than 90% of Lake Michigan's surface can freeze over.

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According to the Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab at Ann Arbor, Mich., Lake Michigan has never completely frozen over, a result of the vast reservoir of heat contained in the lake, along with the constant wind and wave action.

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