SUB-ZERO: Ice Storm Freezes Lighthouse

Sharp icicles and surreal formations can be seen hanging from the railings after strong waves crashed onto the piers.

After each coating the water quickly freezes to ice and the pier is transformed into a slippery, white wonderland.

Weather in the area dipped into the minus figures and froze over Lake Michigan in the beginning of January.

Mike Kline, 45, from Canton, Michigan, ventured to the spot with his wife.

He said: “The piers, once covered in ice like this, are a treacherous hike. The ice is slippery and uneven.

“It is important to stay away from the edges, as there are no safety rails once you get away from shore.

“Whenever I visit the frozen lighthouses, I stay on the pier, and try to stay toward the centre as I make my way along.

“Even when the lake looks frozen, I do not venture on the ice. There are many places where there are pockets in the ice that may be covered with a thin layer of ice, or just snow.

“If you fall through one of these into the water, death is a real possibility.

“But seeing the ice formations up close is simply amazing.

“The twists and turns of it, the patterns, the enormity of it are all just so impressive.”