The National Weather Service reports that Lake Erie is roughly 70% frozen over. Ice thickness varies between 2 and 12 inches ...

As winter continues in Northeast Ohio, the beauty of Lake Erie's icy shore is continuing to attract all sorts of creatures.

Lake Erie is already partially frozen over, but the National Weather Service office in Cleveland says it will be at least 50% to 90% frozen over by next week. Why is this good news? Once the lake ...

After a warmer-than-average fall, Lake Erie's water temperatures are now coming down to the freeze point, but that doesn't always mean the lake freezes right away. It is quite a fascinating ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A freighter was on its way to Canada on Sunday after it was freed from ice that trapped it in a frozen Lake Erie for days, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Manitoulin, a 663-foot ...

James Kessler, a physical scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said in a week or ten days ice coverage on Lake Erie could get closer to the average for that time of ...

Erie County has seen significant lake-effect snowfall already this winter, and Lake Erie has only just begun to freeze. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland, which handles the Erie ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, left, breaks ice, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, on Lake Erie around the lake freighter Manitoulin, which has been immobilized by thick lake ice since departing ...