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Winter > Tim Voss  > Lake Superior: Landscapes, Cityscapes and Ships > North Shore of Lake Superior in Winter, December 2008
It was time for my annual search for early cold and snow on the North Shore. This year didn't offer the deep snow that last year did, but there were some beautiful smaller snowstorms. There was lots of cold weather, too, including the final night when the thermometer pushed minus twenty Fahrenheit. That morning offered up some very impressive frost smoke from the open water of Lake Superior.
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Tim Voss > Frozen Spray near Lutsen, Minnesota
Tim Voss > Blue Norther, Artist's Point; Grand Marais, Minnesota

Blue Northers are fierce northwest winds that can sometimes follow a winter storm. They drive bitter cold air south under bright blue skies, hence their name. On this morning, the northwest wind was gusting to over fifty miles per hour on Artist's Point in Grand Marais. The point extends well into Lake Superior and is a very exposed place, so the wind hit with full force. Walking was very difficult, indeed! We won't even discuss the wind chill.
Tim Voss > Blue Norther and Drifting Snow, Artist's Point; Grand Marais, Minnesota

Blue Northers are fierce northwest winds that can sometimes follow a winter storm. They drive bitter cold air south under bright blue skies, hence their name. On this morning, the northwest wind was gusting to over fifty miles per hour. That made walking very difficult, indeed!
Tim Voss > Boat Ramps in Winter; Grand Marais, Minnesota

The fierce northwest wind was kicking up whitecaps on the Grand Marais harbor. it also pushed all the ice to the southeast part of the harbor where it piled up by the old Coast Guard station.
Tim Voss > Rocks in Lake Superior, Temperance River State Park; Schroeder, Minnesota

A snowstorm is coming and the sun grows dim through the thickening clouds. For a little while, the light takes on a silvery tone that I love.
Tim Voss > Ice Covered Rocks at Temperance River State Park; Schroeder, Minnesota

The golden-amber color in the water and ice comes from tannins.
Tim Voss > Ravine on the Shore, Temperance River State Park; Schroeder, Minnesota

A snowstorm is coming and the sun grows dim through the thickening clouds. For a little while, the light takes on a silvery tone that I love.
Tim Voss > Mouth of the Temperance River, Temperance River State Park; Schroeder, Minnesota

Unlike other North Shore rivers, the Temperance only rarely has a gravel bar across its mouth. It's said that this missing "bar" is how the river got its name.
Tim Voss > Shoreline, Temperance River State Park; Schroeder, Minnesota

A snowstorm is coming and the sun grows dim through the thickening clouds. For a little while, the light takes on a silvery tone that I love.
Shoreline, Temperance River State Park; Schroeder, Minnesota

A snowstorm is coming and the sun grows dim through the thickening clouds. For a little while, the light takes on a silvery tone that I love.
 > Shoreline, Temperance River State Park; Schroeder, Minnesota

A snowstorm is coming and the sun grows dim through the thickening clouds. For a little while, the light takes on a silvery tone that I love.
Shoreline, Temperance River State Park; Schroeder, Minnesota

A snowstorm is coming and the sun grows dim through the thickening clouds. For a little while, the light takes on a silvery tone that I love.
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