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A Brief History of Ice in Minnesota
Minnesota has put the ice in nice for more than 10,000 years. And we havenât just learned to live with it; weâve put it to use. So, as this yearâs freeze sets in, we thought weâd take a look back at some of the stateâs most memorable interactions with ice.
Photo by Luke Wein
The last of the
mile-high glacial ice sheet that had covered Minnesota for two million years melts, leaving behind more than
11,000 lakes, most of which are geologically identified as kettle or âice blockâ lakes.
Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society