Unthawed: Lake Michigan shoreline signals for spring

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As warm sunshine and a crisp breeze sliced through bare trees on Lake Michigan’s shoreline Sunday, signs of spring were surfacing.

Late-afternoon temperatures reached into the 50’s across Michiana, while young ferns and moss brought some green contrast to the brown and sandy dunescape at Grand Mere State Park. Take a look at photos and a video from a day on the sand:

(Photos and videos by Ryan Yuenger)