DNAinfo/Benjamin Woodard
ROGERS PARK — The rock barriers and sea walls found on beaches in the north end of the Rogers Park neighborhood helped create a formation usually found high in the mountains: ice caves.
A blizzard and high winds, reaching 39 mph, on Sunday kicked up enough water to form the caves behind the ice shelf along Lake Michigan, allowing adventurers to explore the formations.
Although mountain ice caves are formed differently than those found along the lake, the view can be impressive.
On this DNAinfo Radio Extra, Ben Woodard discusses how he stumbled on the ice caves:
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