Grand Island Ice Caves

With this Priority Mail Express@ stamp, the U.S. Postal Service travels to the icy north to celebrate one of nature's amazing winter
spectacles.
During the winter, parts of the Great L akes become a wonderland of ice. One area of particularly impressive ice formations is
Grand Island in Lake Superior. The stamp art features an ilustration of how one of these ever-changing ice caves might appear
from the inside looking out toward the west at sunset. With the shoreline of the mainland visible on the horizon, the sun's rays are
reflected in the pink-hued ice along the floor of the cave's entrance. The ice formations that resemble stalactites are rendered in
various shades of blue, green, and white. Artist Dan Cosgrove created an initial pencil sketch and finished the stamp art digitally.
Located near Munising on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Grand Island is a hub for outdoor activities in warm weather, with
breathtaking overlooks, beautiful sandy beaches, woodlands, and inland lakes. In the