William C. Sterling State Park lies along the shoreline of Lake Erie, offering camping, beaches and fishing. Here's what to know.

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

Harmful algal blooms form in western Lake Erie every year. A federal agency keeps tracking them, despite budget cuts.

Are there monsters lurking below the surface of Lake Erie? There's been sightings dating back to the 1700s. Don't be afraid.

Officials recorded below-average water levels compared to 2024 for the Great Lakes, ranging from 1-8 inches lower. Here's ...

Erosion from seiche events has exposed tree roots along the Lake Erie shoreline. In 2025, New York Sea Grant (NYSG) Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Hazards Specialist Roy Widrig anticipates ...

Art, comedy, music and more are ahead for Erie audiences as area galleries and stages welcome a variety of shows and entertainers. From April through June, multiple venues around the region will ...

The shallowness of Lake Erie makes it a haven for waterfowl, supporting a diverse range of species like goldeneyes, mergansers and canvasbacks. Lake Erie serves as a crucial stopover point for ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Massive sheets of ice were pushed over the Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom ... top in a high wind event or a seiche event and then pop back up and resurface again,” Paonessa ...

One deadly event occurred in 1844, when a 22-foot seiche in Lake Erie breached a sea wall and killed 78 people. It dammed up ice to the extent that Niagara Falls temporarily stopped flowing. Another ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A lake-effect snowstorm blasting powerful winds along the Great Lakes is causing a weather phenomenon known as a seiche on Lake Erie. According to NOAA, a seiche occurs when strong ...

A wind-driven weather event on Lake Erie, known as a seiche, has dropped water levels near Toledo along Lake Erie and surged levels near Buffalo, New York. Fallout from Trump’s Qatar Visit US an ...