Lake Superior Ice Stacking II (extended release of viral video)
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- In recognition of Earth Day and Earth Week, we are pleased to release the new extended version of our viral video! The viral ice stacking video is even more mesmerizing with more clips, longer clips, and newly-released footage! We hope you enjoy the sights and sounds of winter from the shores of the Great Lake Superior.
"It's the video we can't stop watching." ~ The Weather Channel
We are grateful for the millions of viewers around the globe who embraced this mesmerizing winter video footage, and appreciate the kind and creative comments that were shared (including references to Superman's Fortress of Solitude). The original 2 minute version of this video quickly went viral in February, 2016 ( • Lake Superior Ice Stac... ). The hypnotic footage logged 1 million views in less than 72 hours on our Facebook page and surpassed 1 million views in 3 hours on The Weather Channel Facebook page! It was generously shared around the globe through online news media and social media, and has been broadcast in several countries. It even held the top trending spot on Facebook for more than 48 hours!
As of April 23, 2016, it has logged nearly 1.5 million views on our CZcams Channel, is approaching 2 million views on our Facebook page, and surpassed 23 million views on The Weather Channel Facebook page.
Lake Superior put on a dramatic show with her ice in Duluth, Minnesota. While shooting in Canal Park, I noticed the ice had pulled away from shore and felt the breeze at my back. I anticipated there would be some ice stacking as the massive sheets of ice met the rugged shorelines, so I headed to Brighton Beach. The big lake did not disappoint! The seemingly endless ice sheets broke into large plates and stacked on shore, sounding much like breaking glass. The ice thickness ranged from about 1/4" to about 3" thick [.5cm - 7.5cm]. The sights and sounds were incredible! As the water became exposed, the sea smoke was whisked across the surface by the breeze. The sparkles visible in some segments were from the sun gilding the frost flowers that had formed on top of the new ice overnight -- icing on the cake! I am mesmerized by ice stacking, and spent hours immersed in the sights and sounds of one of my favorite winter phenomena, despite the subzero temperatures and frigid breeze. I hope you enjoy this glimpse into an incredible experience along the shores of Gitche Gumee! (To see the original viral video, go to: • Lake Superior Ice Stac... To see incredible footage of an ice stacking event during a sunrise in 2011, check out our "Lake Superior: Ice in Motion" video on CZcams at this link: • Lake Superior: Ice in ... )
Four hours of 12-15 mph [19-24 km/h] steady winds from the SW led up to the movement of the large sheets of ice on Lake Superior on February 13, 2016. The conditions during the two hours of filming ranged from -8°F to +3°F air temp [-22°C to -16°C] , -20°F to -8°F windchill [-29°C to -22°C], with winds 5-10 mph [8-16 km/h] from the SW. Due to the mild winter, Lake Superior has experienced less ice cover than usual, and consequently the ice has not formed as thick as typical winters. (Weather data courtesy of the National Weather Service in Duluth)
This video is being shown at normal speed. For those who have not witnessed an event like this in person, it may look as if this is time-lapse photography or video processed at a faster speed. Some ice stacking events move more slowly, especially when the wind is weaker or intermittent. The large sheets of ice shown in this video had pretty good momentum from sustained winds, but at one point the ice came to a groaning halt and the silence seemed almost deafening; it was a little eerie. Then the breeze picked up and the ice was on the move again, stacking plates. Out of the 8 hours I spent shooting from various locations along the lake this day, I enjoyed a two hour immersion in this experience at Brighton Beach, creating photographs and video footage and simply observing. This five minute compilation of excerpts is a small sampling of what was recorded.
© Dawn M. LaPointe, Radiant Spirit Gallery. All rights reserved. Thank you for continuing to follow and support our photography and videography. We look forward to sharing more inspirations from nature with you! See more at www.radiantspir... and on Facebook at / radiantspiritgallery . (We have much more unpublished footage available from this and many other shoots - HD quality. Contact us for more information.)
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It looks like glass! ❤️
I have said this before, holy shit!!! I am from the Pacific NW, have never seen this before, amazing sights and the sound are awe inspiring, TY TY!!!
I could sit and watch that all day. As long as I had some warm clothes and a big pot of hot chocolate.
I love watching stuff like this in the comfort of my home nice and cozy:)
Looks and sounds like *ICE LAVA* 😍 great sharing! many thx
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@RadiantSpiritGallery looks so wonderful ....most of your videos are very impressiv i like them very much thanks for *these pictures* ♥
The way the ice is moving and the speed it is moving, makes it look like there is one heck of a current right there.
Doing this for school work never knew how fun school work can actually be
Cool! What type of class and subject is it for?
Beautiful ice❤️❤️❤️
Absolutely unbelievably mind-blowing!!
Spectacular! So memorable! You captured it perfectly! Thank you for sharing it to those of us not privileged enough to experience it live! ❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Mesmerizing. Deeply relaxing.
Glad you enjoyed it
That was the single most beneficial therapeutic experience, I could trance on this until the end of days. Ten thousand golden thank you's.
Excellent. ♡ T.E.N.
the most beautiful thing I ve seen, just wow
Looks like glass,so cool. Thanks for sharing...
Awesome.
So fascinating to watch!
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wow beautifully icey breaky up...
keep going ice ice baby
An amazing phenomenon..... Have never seen anything like it.
Thanks for sharing.... I've never seen that before.
beautiful
Incroyable
Thanks for uploading!😇
Could watch that all day amazing
Pica beautiful
Spectacular view 😍. Wld be good if can see it from top view
worthy.
You should see it in February when the wind blows around 70mph out of the north.
I live in Ky 100 miles from the Ohio river I can't imagine a lake in winte r like this. Unbelievable
Awesome!
Brrrrrrrrrr
TY TY TY!!
So exquisite visually & auditorily, and immensely satisfying.
I came from your viral video, and I love the longer version.
Warm Salutations from Arizona 🌵🌵🌵
(I love how this was a gift from Mother Nature on Valentine's Day Eve)
look how beautiful God created this all. ✨
The great lakes r alive they r living water. Protect them the best u can.
At the shoreline the ice looks just like glass!
What is going on underneath the ice? From watching this I have the impression that the water is continuously moving towards the shore under the ice. But typically the water laps at the shores of any of the Great Lakes. So in what way is the water flowing under the ice?
The wind is pushing the ice across the surface of the water. At the back end of the ice floe, there would be open water, which could assist in pushing the ice from behind once the waves started rolling.
Where is my sweater?
Is it water or glass?
😱😱😱😱