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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Celebrating Minnesota’s statehood
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Quiver trees, Keetmanshoop, Namibia
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The view will stop you in your tracks
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Full moon
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Here’s looking at you, teachers
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Monarch butterflies migrate south
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Lavender field, Hertfordshire, England
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The Aomori Nebuta Festival parade, Japan
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The Belogradchik Rocks in Bulgaria
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The Girl Scouts celebrate 110 years
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Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
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Winter in England s Cotswolds
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Sea Slug Day
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Go climb a tree
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Poinsettia Day
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World Honey Bee Day
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A visit to Limerick on Limerick Day
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Alaska Day
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Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
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Christmas Eve
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Indigo bunting
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World Turtle Day
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Hello, spring!
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Juniper Springs, Florida
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National Llama Day
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A special day for a special cat
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Huntington Beach Pier, California, at sunset
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Cinco de Mayo
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A stroll above the stratosphere
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