Cleveland Harbor frozen in ice

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The Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light covered by frozen layers of ice. The lighthouse was encased in ice by crashing waves in frigid air temperatures during mid-December.

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The Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light covered by frozen layers of ice. The lighthouse was encased in ice by crashing waves in frigid air temperatures during mid-December.

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Seagulls fly in front of the ice covered Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light. The lighthouse was encased in ice by crashing waves in frigid air temperatures during mid-December.

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The Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light covered by frozen layers of ice. The lighthouse was encased in ice by crashing waves in frigid air temperatures during mid-December.

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The abandoned Coast Guard Station on Whiskey Island on a cold winter day. The station, located at the entrance of the Cuyahoga River into Cleveland Harbor, was vacated by the Coast Guard in 1976.

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The Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light covered by frozen layers of ice. The lighthouse was encased in ice by crashing waves in frigid air temperatures during mid-December.

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The Cleveland Harbor West and East Pierhead Lights covered by frozen layers of ice. The lighthouses were encased in ice by crashing waves in frigid air temperatures during mid-December.

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Seagulls surround the Ice Covered Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light. The lighthouse was encased in ice by crashing waves in frigid air temperatures during mid-December.

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The Cleveland Harbor East Pierhead Light covered by frozen layers of ice. The lighthouse was encased in ice by crashing waves in frigid air temperatures during mid-December

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A channel marker in Cleveland Harbor covered by frozen layers of ice. The marker was encased in ice by crashing waves in frigid air temperatures during mid-December.

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Cargo ship M/V Sam Laud passes a channel marker entering partially frozen Cleveland Harbor from the Cuyahoga River.

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Cargo ship M/V Sam Laud passes a channel marker entering partially frozen Cleveland Harbor from the Cuyahoga River.

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Cargo ship M/V Sam Laud in Cleveland Harbor in front of the ice covered Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light

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Cleveland Harbor, and its lighthouses on Lake Erie in Ohio, were encased in ice due to Winter snow storms, high winds, and frigid air temperatures during the month of December. Cleveland, USA. 29th December 2010

Cleveland Harbor in Cleveland, Ohio on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River was hit by Winter snow storms, high winds, and frigid air temperatures during the month of December.

Due to the winds and wave action the lighthouses, buildings, channel markers, and other objects were covered with layer upon layer of ice by the waters of Lake Erie.

This story includes images from the 28th and 29th of December.