In Photos: Deadly Deep Freeze Grips U.S. Midwest

A Smokey Bear statute in International Falls, Minnesota

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A Chicago fire department boat is seen outside the docks in between the Chicago river and Lake Michigan

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A man crosses a street in whiteout conditions during a winter storm in Buffalo, New York

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The Trump Hotel is seen along the frozen Chicago river

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