Joni Mitchell Skates On Lake Mendota—And Into Music History

Published: Nov. 5, 2021, 10 a.m.

This story brings together a mid-winter ice storm, the southeast shore of Lake Mendota in Madison, ice skating, and a series of photographs that became a record album cover. Dean Robbins takes us back in time to a cold February photo session on the bleak frozen lake. Writer Dean Robbins and producer Steve Gotcher bring us the story. (This story originally aired on January 18, 2019.)