The freighter vessel was delivering rock salt to the Buffalo waterfront before it got stuck in a field of Lake Erie ice.

Lake Erie ice coverage has increased by 35-40% since mid January when the lake was only partially frozen over. Now with recent freezing temperatures and more snowy conditions, Lake Erie is roughly ...

The image below is the same as the Lake Erie map except for all of the Great Lakes. Despite the really cold air, the Great Lakes’ total ice cover is only at 23%, which is just below the average.