{"id":141229,"date":"2025-04-10T02:50:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T19:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141229"},"modified":"2025-04-10T02:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T19:50:08","slug":"historic-ice-storm-closes-michigan-state-parks-as-over-32000-still-without-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141229","title":{"rendered":"Historic ice storm closes Michigan state parks as over 32,000 still without power."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-538ou5dtyzfrslkv\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38895197920\/320\/179\/negggr2kv7vceru0.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38895197920\/640\/358\/negggr2kv7vceru0.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38895197920\/768\/432\/negggr2kv7vceru0.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38895197920\/1536\/864\/negggr2kv7vceru0.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38895197920\/992\/558\/negggr2kv7vceru0.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38895197920\/1984\/1116\/negggr2kv7vceru0.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38895197920\/992\/558\/negggr2kv7vceru0.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Thousands of Americans in Michigan are still without electricity, after a historic ice storm bombarded the Wolverine State two weeks ago. Stevie Mendez and her son Luca joined FOX Weather and spoke about the challenges they continue to face while living without power during freezing cold temperatures.\u00a0\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Thousands of Americans in Michigan are still without electricity, after a historic ice storm bombarded the Wolverine State two weeks ago. Stevie Mendez and her son Luca joined FOX Weather and spoke about the challenges they continue to face while living without power during freezing cold temperatures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>CHEBOYGAN, Mich.<\/strong> \u2013 Several state parks and facilities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan<\/a> will be closed for weeks, if not months, while all state-managed trails in a dozen northern Michigan counties have been closed indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The closures come after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">historic<\/a> ice storm devastated the area two weeks ago, causing ice accretions of up to 1.5 inches that have downed trees and power lines across parts of the Wolverine State, according to the FOX Forecast Center.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Many of those areas include state parks and facilities, with some being made inaccessible due to storm damage to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/infrastructure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infrastructure<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/486696224_1085135393651209_219952897972137508_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/486696224_1085135393651209_219952897972137508_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/486696224_1085135393651209_219952897972137508_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/486696224_1085135393651209_219952897972137508_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/486696224_1085135393651209_219952897972137508_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/486696224_1085135393651209_219952897972137508_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/486696224_1085135393651209_219952897972137508_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Downed trees in Michigan.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Downed trees in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Michigan Department of Natural Resources \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Because of this, the Michigan Department of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/nature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natural<\/a> Resources said they have had to close:<\/p>\n<ul data-v-2519e4fa=\"\">\n<li data-v-2519e4fa=\"\">Aloha, Burt Lake and Cheboygan state parks (Cheboygan County).<\/li>\n<li data-v-2519e4fa=\"\">Clear Lake State Park (Montmorency County).<\/li>\n<li data-v-2519e4fa=\"\">DNR Customer Service Center in Gaylord (Otsego County).<\/li>\n<li data-v-2519e4fa=\"\">Fisherman\u2019s Island and Young state parks (Charlevoix County).<\/li>\n<li data-v-2519e4fa=\"\">Hartwick Pines State Park and Visitor Center (Crawford County).<\/li>\n<li data-v-2519e4fa=\"\">Negwegon State Park (Alcona and Alpena counties).<\/li>\n<li data-v-2519e4fa=\"\">Onaway, Thompson\u2019s Harbor and P.H. Hoeft state parks (Presque Isle County).<\/li>\n<li data-v-2519e4fa=\"\">Oden State Fish Hatchery and Visitor Center (Emmet County).<\/li>\n<li data-v-2519e4fa=\"\">Otsego Lake State Park (Otsego County).<\/li>\n<li data-v-2519e4fa=\"\">Rockport Recreation Area (Alpena and Presque Isle counties).<\/li>\n<li data-v-2519e4fa=\"\">Wilderness and Petoskey state parks (Emmet County).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Additionally, trails around these state parks are riddled with hazardous conditions from trees and branches having fallen onto the trails. In doing so, the Michigan DNR said many of them have had to close, with some closing indefinitely.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/488232399_1086294946868587_9042880542412848823_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/488232399_1086294946868587_9042880542412848823_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/488232399_1086294946868587_9042880542412848823_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/488232399_1086294946868587_9042880542412848823_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/488232399_1086294946868587_9042880542412848823_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/488232399_1086294946868587_9042880542412848823_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/488232399_1086294946868587_9042880542412848823_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Crews cleaning up downed trees.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Crews cleaning up downed trees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Michigan Department of Natural Resources \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;The damage was extensive in the forests of the northern Lower Peninsula where our recreational trails are found, and the cleanup effort will take weeks or months,&#8221; said Paige Perry, DNR recreation trails specialist for the north-central Lower Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/ice-storm-freezing-rain-great-lakes-inland-northeast-michigan-wisconsin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ICE STORM BRINGS POWER OUTAGES, SLICK TRAVEL FROM NORTHERN GREAT LAKES TO INTERIOR NORTHEAST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Michigan National Guard has been on the ground to help with clean-up and rebuilding efforts since late March. However, given the extent of the storm damage, the state has a long road to recovery ahead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/michigan-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/michigan-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/michigan-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/michigan-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/michigan-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/michigan-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/michigan-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Looped video of driving through a road covered in fallen and bent trees in Gaylord, Michigan.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Looped video of driving through a road covered in fallen and bent trees in Gaylord, Michigan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Reg LaLone \/ TMX \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In fact, nearly two weeks after the ice storm slammed the state, more than 32,000 still remain without power, according to FindEnergy.com.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Stevie Mendez, resident of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/michigan\/cheboygan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cheboygan<\/a> on the northern coast of the Lower Peninsula, is one of those Michiganders who still do not have electricity. She and her son Luca spoke to FOX Weather about the struggles their family has continued to face.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;It\u2019s been difficult. Not only have we been without power, but we\u2019re without heat. We\u2019re without water,&#8221; Mendez said. &#8220;It\u2019s still freezing. It\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/snow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snowing<\/a>. It\u2019s very tough conditions. We don\u2019t know when power is going to be restored again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/video-2025-04-09t130447.882-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/video-2025-04-09t130447.882-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/video-2025-04-09t130447.882-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/video-2025-04-09t130447.882-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/video-2025-04-09t130447.882-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/video-2025-04-09t130447.882-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/video-2025-04-09t130447.882-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Mendez (right) and her son during their interview with FOX Weather.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Mendez (right) and her son during their interview with FOX Weather.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (FOX Weather \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">She noted that, according to local utility companies, the process of restoring power goes beyond repairing a few downed power lines. Rather, the power grid will have to be completely reconstructed, due to the amount of damage it experienced from the storm.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Until that happens, Mendez said her family is walking to a well to retrieve water to flush their toilets and using a generator to keep their refrigerator on. Despite their best efforts, they still struggle to stay warm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Luca woke up at 3:30 this morning and said he\u2019d been awake all night because he couldn\u2019t sleep because it was so cold in the house,&#8221; Mendez said, as her eyes welled up with tears.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\"><strong><u>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">High temperatures in Cheboygan will slowly rise to the low 50s by Saturday, but lows will remain in the 20s throughout the week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/michigan-state-parks-close-historic-ice-storm\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of Americans in Michigan are still without electricity, after a historic ice storm bombarded the Wolverine State two weeks ago. 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