Despite Recent Cold, Apostle Islands Ice Caves Won’t Open To Visitors This Season

CBS Minnesota

February 19, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Although the Upper Midwest has endured nearly two weeks of subzero temperatures, the ice caves at the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore won’t open to visitors this season.

In a Facebook post, park officials said Thursday that the ice on Lake Superior created by the recent cold isn’t safe to hold a winter event, especially considering the expected increase in visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Officials say the ice around the caves, located off the shore of northern Wisconsin, is pack ice frozen into place. This kind of ice can be significantly uneven in thickness.

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