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The recent cold snap has been producing dense sea smoke all week. Sea smoke is created when cold air hits the warm waters of Lake Superior.

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If your fingers can handle -30 wind chills you can photograph some beautiful sunrises. It looks like the sky is on fire. I was thankful for heated gloves.

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Artist Point in sea smoke.

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I don’t know if this is old man winter but the rising sun does look like spooky eyes.

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Grand Marais Harbor covered in wispy sea smoke.

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High winds can whip the sea smoke into water spouts. This one is about 200 feet tall.

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Ice covered cedar branches.

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Ice latticed rock.

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I went back and took the same shot at sunset.

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A beautiful sea smoke sunset. You can see one lone brave individual out on the ice covered break wall.

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