Ice liberty on USCGC MACKINAW (WLBB-30)

Lake: Michigan
Location: 45° 50.475 N, 084° 58.900 W
Credit: Robert Michael McKay

USCGC MACKINAW (WLBB-30) hove to in ice of the Straits of Mackinac. While the photographer was sampling ice and water from this location as part of continuing Bowling Green State University winter limnology research, members of the crew were granted ice liberty.