'Icehenge' comes to life

Photographer Eli Wedel, a Wisconsin based graphic artist, captured the icy structure at one of the most beautiful times of day.  (Eli Wedel )

The structure is just as impressive from a distance. (Eli Wedel)

Andrew McHenry uses a chainsaw to cut blocks of ice from the frozen lake. (Kevin Lehner)

(Kevin Lehner)

Quinn Williams pulls a 300 lb, six-foot block out of the lake with an ice tongs.  You can see the ice harvest hole from a distance where the other guys are working to cut and remove ice. (Kevin Lehner)

(Eli Wedel)

The 'Hengers': Andrew McHenry, Quin Williams, Kevin Lehner and Patrick Shields (L-R) (Alec Seamars, Kevin Lehner)

Clear beams of ice glisten in burgeoning daylight. (Eli Wedel)

(Kevin Lehner)