Eagle's Nest
Wisconsin's Famous Winter


Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall bring many varied sights.   Here is a Winter scene...

winter tree 

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While nice to look at,  Winter in Wisconsin can be frustrating in the southeastern part of the state.   Temperatures from mid December to mid February are typically between 10-20 degrees Farenheit,  but wind chills of -40 are not uncommon.   Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your point of view) the snow fall in the area around Milwaukee is generally only 4-8 inches at a time followed by high winds which often blow the snow off the sledding hills and making wind chill factors which makes hiking in the winter wonderland an activity only for the hardy.  The ground cover in this picture is typical of the depth and quality of snow in this region... from a few to 15 inches or so.

Some folks do ice sculpting but others participate in snow sculpting at either a Milwaukee city park or, in the example below, at the Milwaukee Zoo.  These two fishermen seem to have a problem!

 

I'm told that the area received more snow in the distant past (like in the 1960's), but the pattern described has been active for the 9-10 years I've lived here.

Madison gets somewhat more snow being further from the moderating effects of Lake Michigan and communities north of Green Bay can receive much larger snow falls with snow cover measured in feet, not inches for much of the winter.  Even Chicago, though 80 miles south of Milwaukee, gets significantly more snow and lower temperatures than we do.

Those of us who have moved here from warmer climates have learned, however,  that if you can make it through to March 1st without too much trauma and depression,  you've pretty much survived another Wisconsin winter.  The weather will still "dump on you" a few more times,  sometimes even into the early part of May,  but at least the general trend will lead upward towards warmer and sunnier times!


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