An unexpected ice storm in December 2008 caused remarkable hardship for up to 14 days for thousands of New Englanders without power and heat. It also created great beauty as these user-submitted photos show.
Read more:Mary’s Farm: The Ice StormIcicles, New Boston, NH Photo Credit : Ed BoyleFrozen grass, Pelham, NH Photo Credit : Jeri WilliamsFrozen fence post, Pelham, NH Photo Credit : Jeri WilliamsCold day for a bug, Pelham, NH Photo Credit : Jeri WilliamsBeautiful but destructive ice, Pelham, NH Photo Credit : Jeri WilliamsIce-encased grass, Pelham, NH Photo Credit : Jeri WilliamsFrozen, Pelham, NH Photo Credit : Jeri WilliamsFrozen monkey bars, Pelham, NH Photo Credit : Jeri WilliamsFarm House, New Boston, NH Photo Credit : Ed BoyleWarren, NH Photo Credit : Bonnie AbareIce crust, Littleton, MA Photo Credit : Jim DonnellyFrozen lunch, Rochester, NH Photo Credit : Jack ParkerPiermont, NH Photo Credit : Bonnie AbareFrozen wonderland, Pelham, NH Photo Credit : Jeri WilliamsMiddleton, NH Photo Credit : Mikel O'BrienIce droplet, New Ipswich, NH Photo Credit : James VictoriaIce acorns, New Ipswich, NH Photo Credit : James Victoria