The layout of the snow and freezing rain for today's storm system is pretty well defined. Here's what we can expect across ...

In 2002, the Great Lakes basin had just 11.9% ice coverage, NOAA said. In 2012, Lake Superior had 8.5% coverage. In 2002, Lake Michigan had 12.4% coverage. In 2012, Lake Huron had 22.8% coverage.

Altogether, the Great Lakes are seeing healthier ice coverage this year. Here's what to know about their current conditions.

To that end, the nonprofit Great Lakes Observing System, or GLOS, is asking ice fishing anglers and others who go out on the ice to gather and submit measurements of thickness, as well as observations ...