Many anglers who were on a hair trigger awaiting the now more uncommon opportunity to get onto Lake Erie’s ice may have ...

CATAWBA ISLAND, Ohio (WJW) — The U.S. Coast Guard 9th District was called to rescue at least four people trapped on the ice on Lake Erie on Tuesday afternoon. The call came just after 4:30 p.m ...

Near the Erie area, the lake varies between 2 to 6 inches thick, according to the National Weather Service. Further west toward the Ohio portion of the lake, the thickness of the ice was recorded ...

CATAWBA ISLAND, Ohio (WEWS) — As temperatures rise and winds pick up, rescue teams are issuing a warning about dangerous conditions on Lake Erie ... is ideal for an ice chunk to break off ...

The U.S. and Canadian coast guards collaborated to free a large freighter that had been trapped in ice in the midst of Lake Erie for days. It took several icebreaking ships two days to Free the ...