Eventually, the rock chunks collapsed against each other, forming deep caves that retain ice and snow throughout the summer. “It got stopped in mid-process, and left these big chunks there ...

Last month images of the ice caves on Lake Superior went viral. The lake had frozen over to its greatest extent in decades, and for the first time in five years the sea caves of Apostle Islands ...

VERLOT — The U.S. Forest Service is considering changing wording on warning signs, rerouting the trail and limiting public access to the Big Four Ice Caves after an 11-year-old Marysville girl ...

Sept. 12, 1990: An 18-year-old Woodinville man is rescued by helicopter after climbing to about 100 feet above the Big Four Ice Caves snowfield. Jan. 4, 1992: An avalanche traps three hikers and ...

VERLOT — The Big Four Ice Caves that collapsed Monday, killing one person and injuring five, are natural phenomena that Puget Sound-area residents have been visiting for decades.