Michigan comes from the Ojibwe word meaning “Large Lake” which is fitting because there are over 11,000 lakes in Michigan. In addition to four of the five Great Lakes, which are the largest freshwater lakes in the world Michigan has hundreds of lakes, ponds and rivers which are currently frozen in this icy winter.
With so many natural lakes in our state it’s a shame that the cold keeps so many indoors, so take this chance to get outside and see these beautiful frozen water formations.
While the Great Lakes will never freeze so much to walk on, there are literally thousands of lakes in Michigan which are in prime condition skating, hockey, ice fishing and for the brave of heart ice trucking.
Take your chance to interact with these lakes before they thaw or risk waiting another year before getting your chance at these and many more frozen activities.