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This community festival embraces the joys of a frozen lake — while it still has one

People gather on Lake Mendota near an inflatable Statue of Liberty crown and torch at the 2026 Winter Carnival on Feb. 7 in Madison, Wis.

As climate change accelerates, local experts say the date Wisconsin's Lake Mendota freezes over is getting later, making safe conditions for activities that rely on snow and ice harder to predict.

(Image credit: Kayla Wolf for NPR)

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