From the introduction: It’s the week before Christmas break in Bardeen, Wisconsin, a township just north of Milwaukee—right up against the shore of Lake Michigan. School has been cancelled for the last couple of days due to a freak blizzard that whipped across the lake and into town. If you open the door to your house, you can’t even see the end of your driveway. All the kids love it, playing video games and watching movies instead of being imprisoned in a classroom. A few brave souls make their way out through the 24-inch accumulation to go to work or other obligations, but most embrace nature winning this round. It was a classic “snow in.”