The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) declared a “national defense airspace” over a portion of Lake Michigan on Sunday, temporarily closing down the area for commercial and civilian air traffic. The agency appeared to have canceled the declaration a short while later. The FAA has not clarified why it set up the flight restriction, which encompassed…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) restricted airspace over a portion of Lake Michigan on Sunday to “support Department of Defense activities” that temporarily closed down the area for commercial and civilian air traffic, which was lifted a short while later. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed later that both it and the FAA “implemented…

Confronted by an army of tiny, slanted pillars of frozen sand, carved by the harsh winds on the shores of Lake Michigan, nature photographer Joshua Nowicki knew he had spotted something extraordinary. The marketing photographer, who snaps landscapes for a living, heads down to the lake almost every night in search of opportunity. This particular…