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A winter without the windsled?

Posted at 1:05 PM on January 30, 2013 by Bob Collins (0 Comments)
Filed under: Weather

If, as I wrote on Monday, the warmer-than-normal temperatures don't allow the ice to thicken on Lake Superior between Bayfield and Madeline Island this year, this baby won't be putting in an appearance.

It's the windsled that replaces ferry service in the area in the winter. It hasn't been used since 2011.


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