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Related: About this forumRare ice formations caused by winter storm draw hundreds of visitors to this Ontario town
Hundreds of people have been travelling to the Ontario community of Port Stanley, on the shores of Lake Erie, to view a rare and icy byproduct of the winter storm that hit the region over the weekend.
The storm's high winds and below-freezing temperatures transformed the Port Stanley pier into an ice sculpture display that is drawing comparisons to medieval and literary imagery.
Helen Spangenberg has lived in Port Stanley 41 kilometres south of London, Ont. for many years and said the ice formations are the most incredible thing she's seen while living in the town.
"It looks like something from Lord of the Rings. It's totally unreal," she said. "It's amazing to see so many people here. Normally Port Stanley is very quiet in the winter, so it's nice to have the tourists come back for a visit."
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/port-stanley-ice-formations-1.6698982
underpants
(186,640 posts)2naSalit
(92,684 posts)Like maybe it was a storm so fierce that even the ghosts of the lake had to hold on.
Spazito
(54,348 posts)it does look like that!
2naSalit
(92,684 posts)I have never seen these formations except something similar when I had to drive 170 miles in a wettish snowstorm with bitter cold behind it the whole bottom half of my SUV looked like that.
I used to live up around the lakes in the late 70s - early 80s wild weather happens around there.
Deuxcents
(19,709 posts)I never knew or even thought this was possible. Unbelievably beautiful
BigmanPigman
(52,250 posts)forces of nature. After Xmas I saw photos of the ice in Erie and I thought it looked pretty and Christmasy. Knowing that people were suffering made me hesitate to reply in a positive way. Visually, it is wonderful and beautiful.
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