Altogether, the Great Lakes are seeing healthier ice coverage this year. Here's what to know about their current conditions.

Maximum ice coverage occurs from mid-February to the end of February for the lower Great Lakes and lakes in the Lower Peninsula. For lakes occupying the Upper Peninsula, and Lake Superior ...

In Figure 2 below, the map on the left of each image shows ... of deep lakes such as Michigan and Ontario rarely see ice cover. Lake Superior, while the largest and deepest of all the Great ...

The next few weeks look quite a bit milder than last week, but still near normal temperatures. The Great Lakes ice cover will continue to grow, but probably at a much slower pace. It will take a ...

The other Great Lakes have varying degrees of ice coverage, with Lake Superior having the least at 8%. The highest recorded ice coverage for all the Great Lakes was 94.7% in 1979. After nearly a ...