Fata Morgana
Entirely by accident, I stumbled on some additional information about the mirages on Lake Michigan.They're a type of mirage known as "Fata Morgana,"
A mirage produced by cold water/hot air is known as a superior mirage, and a Fata Morgana is a "complex" type of superior mirage that appears just above the horizon.
Particularly interesting is that the legend of the Flying Dutchman appears to have originated from a Fata Morgana.
So many things in our lives appear on the horizon, but always seem to be out of reach.
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