Lake effect snow piles up in Great Lakes region, impacting Thanksgiving travel
Source: AP
By ISABELLA VOLMERT
Updated 3:27 PM CST, November 27, 2025
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Residents of the Great Lakes region are in for a snowy Thanksgiving, as a weather system continues to drop precipitation across the area, particularly in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Snowfall that began Wednesday persisted Thursday with winds and snow bands out of the north and northwest. A blizzard warning is in effect in Alger County, east of Marquette, Michigan, until 7 p.m. Thursday night.
The heaviest snowfall is expected to hit west of the town of Munising, according to the National Weather Service, with up to 13 inches (33 centimeters) of additional of snow accumulation possible. The snow bands will likely taper off starting in the western counties of the Upper Peninsula as the day progresses.
Lily Chapman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Marquette, said 15 inches (38 centimeters) of snow were measured at her office Thursday morning. Near Bessemer, Michigan, about 113 miles (182 kilometers) east of Duluth, Minnesota, Chapman said the National Weather service received reports of over 18 to 28 inches (46 to 71 centimeters) of snow.
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in the summer. 
Seriously though, if you have never been to the UP of Michigan you should plan a trip, especially if you enjoy being in a place that's still rather pristine with some of the most spectacular scenery around ever bend.