Battle to keep Hudson River open amid big freeze, three of five Great Lakes frozen over

Hudson River image caption: "Frozen over: The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Sturgeon Bay breaks ice in the shipping channel on the Hudson River in Catskill, New York, on Friday. With the prolonged cold winter weather, that is set to continue into March, the Coast Guard has been busy clearing shipping lanes," AP

"Three of the five Great Lakes had completely frozen over by Thursday." Image caption, Lake Michigan, Xinhua

2/27/15, "Battle to keep the Hudson open: Ice breakers sent out in New York big freeze as hundreds flock to see ice caves opened by perfect winter conditions," UK Daily Mail, Wills Robinson 

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