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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
