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Each tree and branch was covered with beautiful ice creating what I would call an enchanted forest.

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The cold temperature caused the spray from each wave to add coat after coat of ice to the surrounding trees and shrubs. Notice the photographer in the upper center of the photo to grasp how much ice you are looking at.

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With colder temperatures forecasted this ice should be around for at least another week. If you have the chance to visit the North Shore I would highly recommend it.

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The back side of the Ice Monster wasn't quite so menacing.

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Every tree made you stop and marvel at the beauty around you.

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The high winds forced the icicles to go as much horizontal and vertical.

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We explored tunnels of bent over branches and found more and more ice sculptures at every turn.

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Lake Superior Storm

On President’s Day, 60 to 70 mile an hour winds created huge waves along the North Shore in the area of Tettegouche State Park. Wave after wave crashed into the cliffs sending the spray into the adjacent forest.

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Paul Photographing the Ice

I asked Travis to take this photo of me for the profile page of the 2012 Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center calendar. My photos will be represented in this fundraising calendar which will be sold by school kids to help pay for a three to five day trip for their class to the environmental learning center.

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Ruby and Kate enjoying the ice

Ruby and Kate Walsberg along with their mom and grandma spent a morning wandering the enchanted forest with me.

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Shovel Point Tettegouche State Park

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Ice Monster guarding the Enchanted Forest

Paul getting permission from the ice monster to enter the enchanted forest.
Photo taken by Travis Novitsky.

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