Michigan’s brutal winters often come with curious natural events, but none is as mesmerizing as the ghost apples phenomenon. It occurs when freezing rain encases rotting apples in a delicate layer of ice. As the apples rot, their mushy cores slip out, leaving behind fragile, hollow, apple-shaped ice shells. These
Michigan’s brutal winters often come with curious natural events, but none is as mesmerizing as the ghost apples phenomenon. It occurs when freezing rain encases rotting apples in a delicate layer of ice. As the apples rot, their mushy cores slip out, leaving behind fragile, hollow, apple-shaped ice shells. These eerie ice apples, suspended from trees, were famously captured by farmer Andrew Sietsema in 2019, sparking widespread interest on social media. Ghost apples form because apples decompose at a lower
