Remember Winter 2013: Frozen Lake Champlain

Snow covered mountain top (Credit: Catherine Seidenberg)

Tom bundled up during our cold trek (Credit: Catherine Seidenberg)

Overlooking the valley (Credit: Catherine Seidenberg)

Shadows on snow 2 (Credit: Catherine Seidenberg)

Overlooking the valley 2 (Credit: Catherine Seidenberg)

Shadows on snow (Credit: Catherine Seidenberg)

Tom on skates—getting ready to cross the frozen lake (Credit: Catherine Seidenberg)

Frozen Lake Champlain 2 (Credit: Catherine Seidenberg)

Looks like frozen waves on Lake Champlain (Credit: Catherine Seidenberg)

Straight patterns in the ice on Lake Champlain (Credit: Catherine Seidenberg)

Branch (?) frozen in the ice (Credit: Catherine Seidenberg)

Frozen Lake Champlain 2013 (Credit: Catherine Seidenberg)

Frozen Lake Champlain 1 (Credit: Catherine Seidenberg)

Frozen ice chunks (Credit: Catherine Seidenberg)

Crack in the ice on Lake Champlain; ferry in the distance (Credit: Catherine Seidenberg)

(Click any image in the gallery to enlarge or start a slideshow.)

Do you remember how Lake Champlain completely froze over last winter? In the gallery above are some photos taken by Catherine Seidenberg as she and Tom Duca trekked through snowy woods and across the frozen lake.

Did you venture out on the ice last winter? Maybe not all the way across as Catherine and Tom did, but perhaps to ice skate? Emily Phillips shared a heartwarming story of ice skating on the lake with her niece last year and told of others who took advantage of the perfect ice to skate and play as well.

What do you think the chances are of the lake freezing again this year? Looking forward to it if it happens? Shares your thoughts and hopes in the comments below!

If you take any photos this winter (or anytime) and want us to share them on Essex on Lake Champlain, then email us at editor[@]www.essexonlakechamplain.com. We’d love to see them!

Update:

This post inspired others to share memories of last winter! See more below.

Funny you should post that story today. I just switched out my summer picture of sparkling Lake Champlain water as my computer desktop photo, to one of Will and me on our ice walk to Split Rock last March 9, 2013. These shots show Will looking at the split of Split Rock, and standing on other rocks near the split. ~Kathryn Reinhardt

Will on Mother's Rock, 3/9/14 (Credit: Kathryn Reinhardt) — Will on Mother’s Rock, 3/9/14 (Credit: Kathryn Reinhardt)

Will looking at Vermont at Split Rock opening, 3/9/14 (Credit: Kathryn Reinhardt)

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