Looking out into the Straits of Mackinac toward the Mackinac Bridge and the St. Ignace Shore, one can see the area still is devoid of an ice bridge to Mackinac Island. The large openings in the ice remained as of Friday, February 10. With January ending a record-setting month for warm temperatures, thick ice has not been able to take hold. On January 27, Sault Ste., Marie set a record warm temperature of 44 degrees, and Traverse City’s average January temperature of 31.9 degrees, tied with the 1932 temperatures, make it the warmest January on record, reported the National Weather Service. Colder days in February may make an ice bridge between St. Ignace and the Island still possible.