Old Central Railroad Station in Liberty Park, NJ (Photo Courtesy of @modernvintagemama)

Yesterday was the 2016 winter solstice, and though it marked the dark and the cold, it also began the countdown to the summer solstice on June 21, 2017!

… So maybe we’re rushing things, but we still can appreciate the frozen wonderland that winter brings. To kick-off winter 2016, we compiled “chillingly” beautiful Instagrams of North Jersey.

View of NYC skyline from Cliffside Park, NJ (Photo Courtesy of @lisa_g_weasley)

Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ (Photo Courtesy of @_wildgina)

Ramapo Lake, Bergen County, NJ (Photo Courtesy of @billitis25)

East Millstone, Somerset, NJ (Photo Courtesy of @inajerseyswamp)

Verona Park, Essex County, NJ (Photo Courtesy of @jeffstiefboldphotography)

Layton, Sussex County, NJ (Photo Courtesy of @pj1982_)