“You know in ‘The Lorax,’ the trees have these big pom-poms at the top and narrow trunks? These probably have a similar structure. You have this massive crown at the top, and then it does ...

GAYLORD, MI – The illustrious Gaylord Ice Tree, a winter icon, is still going strong nearly two weeks into spring. The “tree” is created by piping water through a metal scaffolding.

The current prototype of the tree is steel and the energy made from it goes into the electricity grid and is used locally. “We haven’t yet optimized the structure,” says Revuz.