Lake Michigan was covered with a blanket of ice shards this week as the spring thaw in the Midwest shattered the frozen water into a million pieces.
Captivating images of the shards were taken on Tuesday as the Coast Guard warned locals to be careful as the ice-covered lake began to break apart, according to MLive.com.
“No ice is safe ice especially this time of year,” Coast Guard chief Grant Heffner told the site.
“The ice is certainly deteriorating and breaking up.”
The shattered formation was caused by water moving underneath the ice and causing it to float in unique patterns.
The temperature in Lake Michigan reached 23 degrees below zero during the frigid winter. A total of 56 percent of it had been frozen.