Deer in the ice storm by Jeremy Bassett
From Friday night through Sunday morning, Northern Lower Michigan was hit with a massive ice storm that left tens of thousands without power, closed the Mackinac Bridge with “the worst ice we’ve every seen on the Bridge”, and led Gov Whitmer to declare a state of emergency in Otsego, Oscoda, Montmorency, Presque Isle, Emmet, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Mackinac and Alpena counties. Great Lakes Energy shared the status as of yesterday morning
Since the storm began, power has been restored to over 56,000 members.
Just over 45,000 Great Lakes Energy (GLE) members remain without power this morning across 15 of our 26 counties.
Unfortunately, a new storm system hit our southern territory late yesterday, causing additional damage and compounding restoration challenges.
Here are some more pics by Great Lakes Energy Facebook along with some from the Mackinac Bridge Authority, Interlochen Public Radio, and the deer at the top and the last two of escaped horses and the ice storm in Onaway by Jeremy Bassett via 9 & 10 News.
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Michigan in Pictures 
Those are incredible pictures of the ice, especially Jeremy’s “Deer in the Ice Storm” – can’t you just imagine the noise if those frozen grasses or reeds were moving in the wind, like ice tinkling in a glass? I wonder if the deer was frightened? This was one storm for the books and I know parts of Southern Ontario also had a similar brutal ice storm from a comment by a fellow blogger. They lost two trees in their backyard. Winter and Spring are sparring.
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