Lake Erie was wide open at the start of the new year and, slowly, about 15% of the lake was frozen over with ice by Jan ... snow machine only if the lake is completely covered, said Heather ...

The dawn breaks bright and sunny at the docks, but Captain Bob Ferraro remains doubtful about our chances of catching any ...

Both captains are lifelong Erie residents who know the lake ... for the first time in seven or eight years, the lake had completely frozen over, so the water still remains a chilly 55 degrees ...

Lake Erie, one of the region's five Great Lakes, lies on the southeast coast of Michigan. Here's what to know.

The last time the lake completely froze over was in 1996. An aerial view of the central basin of Lake Erie near Erieau and Rondeau Provincial Park. (Submitted by Mike McKay) Windsor-based ...