Overview
- The National Park Service opened foot access near Meyers Beach on Monday, drawing thousands of visitors for the rare event.
- Officials will announce open or closed status by 7:30 a.m. each day and warn that access may close without notice if conditions worsen.
- Rangers are watching a midweek system with potential high winds that could quickly make lake ice or visibility unsafe.
- Visitors must park off-site and take cash-only $10 round-trip shuttles to the trailhead, and a $5 per-person daily park fee must be paid online.
- The trek spans 2 to 6 miles over uneven lake ice with no shelter, water, or reliable cell service, and January cold snaps that boosted Lake Superior ice cover above 50% enabled the opening.