As Brutally Cold Winter Drags On, 80 Percent Of Lake Michigan Frozen [Getty Images]

GARY , IN - FEBRUARY 18: Ice covers Lake Michigan on February 18, 2014 near Gary, Indiana. This winters prolonged cold weather has caused more than 88 percent of the Great Lakes to be covered in ice which is near the record of 95% set in February 1979. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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