Those frozen waves are something, and the ice caves in northern Wisconsin are amazing too!
http://www.wbay.com/story/2479... There's a link in the article to click on for more pictures. One scary thing we get this time of year is "ice shoves". Real strong winds actually blow the ice off the lakes onto land. This is from last year in the city where I work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... Very scary. Here you can see one occurring. They move very fast! (this one isn't local):
http://www.kshb.com/weather/we...
Back on topic - yes, I'm anxious to see how the semps are handling this too!