A coating snow, combined with ice, dusted the region with beauty, but left some icy spots. Many schools closed as a result of the weather. TOP: Traffic flows along Route 209 in Jim Thorpe this morning. RIGHT:

Maisie Mae, front, and Lil Abner, 18-month-old Pembroke Welsh Corgis, run in the snow near the entrance of the Lehigh Gorge trail this morning.

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