Lake Okabena's ice disappears with record-breaking warmth

Finger-sized ice crystals, the last of the lake ice on Lake Okabena in Worthington, were pushed onto the beach by high winds and melted away in the record warm weather on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

By Tim Middagh

April 14, 2023 at 4:24 PM

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Tim Middagh joined The Globe in the fall of 2015 as the newspaper's full-time photographer. A native of Worthington, he enjoys taking nature and wildlife photos.

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