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This aerial video of Pigeon River State Forest in northern lower Michigan is hard to understand unless you know how mature red pines grow: the branches and needles are almost all at the top. Those things that look like xmas trees in the undergrowth are actually the snapped-off tops of trees.
I boosted a video of them actually snapping on the day of the storm. Terrifying

youtu.be/9CUNIEHD0gE

"In Johannesburg, over 400 utility poles had to be replaced.

Normally (Great Lakes Energy) replaces about 800 poles a year and we are already at 1,100 poles for this storm."

Officials provide ice storm assessment in Otsego County, city of Cheboygan.

petoskeynews.com/story/news/lo

cc @serpicojam

Cheboygan Daily Tribune · Officials provide ice storm assessment in Otsego County, city of CheboyganBy Paul Welitzkin

Whoa. And they're still working on clearing roads from the ice storms of March 28-30.

Michigan Department of Natural Resources clears 630 miles of roadway from ice storm, shares interactive map of reopenings.

mlive.com/news/2025/04/dnr-cle

mlive · DNR clears 630 miles of roadway from ice storm, shares map of reopeningsBy Lindsay Moore | lmoore@mlive.com