It was the closest Franklin County came to a white Christmas, with the whiteness of ice glistening throughout the land and sea.
The temperatures dipped into the low 20s in the days leading up to Christmas, and began warming the day after, and continued all week.
Here are some examples around the county of the deep freeze.
New Apalachicola landscaping blanketed in ice. [ PETER HAUGLAND | CONTRIBUTED ]Children play under the “Christmas tree.” [ CATIE WOOD | CONTRIBUTED ]This photo was taken Saturday around 2 p.m. of ice on the north side of the causeway on the Eastpoint end of the long bridge. It may have been caused by the hard northerly winds making waves splash against the seawall. [ WAYNE WILLIAMS | CONTRIBUTED ]Like the three wise men, these bushes on Fifth Street in Apalachicola are wrapped against the winter chill. [ DAVID ADLERSTEIN | THE TIMES ]Peanut sleeps in the front window of Downtown Books after owner Dale Julian made an exception to her usual outdoor status and gave her warm quarters during the cold snap. [ DAVID ADLERSTEIN | THE TIMES ]This fountain in Carrabelle is frozen in time. [ LINDA SHEPHERD | CONTRIBUTED ]Not a great day for playing on the swings at this Apalachicola home. [ LIZ WOOD | CONTRIBUTED ]The home of Ken and Brigitte Schroeder at 83 12th St. was a winter wonderland. [ KEN SCHROEDER | CONTRIBUTED ]The “2-Mile Highway,” not seen very often [ A.J. SMITH | CONTRIBUTED ]Many homes and businesses had this happen. [ SARAH BLESSING | CONTRIBUTED ]The only boat put in at 10-Foot Hole on Friday when the temperature was nearly freezing, definitely felt that cold with the wind. [ LINDA SHEPHERD | CONTRIBUTED ]
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