PORTLAND (WGME) --This week marks 27 years since the historic Ice Storm of 1998. The Ice Storm of ’98 left hundreds of thousands of Mainers without power for several weeks. Eight people died.

What if something like that DID happen? Should I call the hotel to find out? Would you? I’ll tell you one thing I will do; next ice storm, I’m sticking to sponge baths.

In Michigan, state officials activated the State Emergency Operations Center after the ice storm downed trees and power lines, making some roads impassable in the northern part of the state.

As of Monday, 76% of GLE members had internet service restored while 58% of PIE&G members can now access internet service.

Many Mainers compared this storm to the Ice Storm of '98. Just one month later, was the spring snowstorm that occurred from April 3rd to 5th. More than 300,000 Mainers were left without power by ...

The MAB also reported that Educational Media Foundation’s 98.9 WAWM(FM) in Petoskey, Mich., lost its broadcast tower in the ice storm. The Mackinac Bridge was closed for 30 hours as a result of the ...

Ontario’s weekend ice storm is bringing back memories of major storms that left hundreds of thousands of people without power in years past.

reported they have restored power to nearly all of their members who lost power during the destructive March 29-30 ice storms. GLE reported that 98% of its members now have power, while PIE&G ...