New York State will again hold a free fishing weekend with the event set for Feb. 15-16. What this means is that if you're at least 16, you don't need a license to fish in any body of fresh water for ...

With the Arctic blast at the end of January, the ice coverage on Lake Erie went from nearly 30% to over 80% in just four days ...

Seven or eight hundred thousand years ago, our section of the Ohio River was an insignificant stream flowing north, and the region to the south which was to become the ancestral homeland of hoopies ...

There are about 42 fewer days of wintry weather in the Great Lakes than in 1995, according to a study published in the ...

At the entrance of Cascade Park, these impressive falls flow. You'll find the West Falls off of N. West River Street. Cascade ...

Lake effect snow is dependent on the Great Lakes water temperature and how much of the lake is frozen. But what does the current ice concentration look like and ...

Stunning satellite imagery reveals the aftermath of a deep freeze in Chicago, showcasing ice formations on Lake Michigan and ...

In Grand Rapids, 20 of the first 27 days of January brought high temperatures at or below the freezing point. That has helped ...

The next few weeks look quite a bit milder than last week, but still near normal on temperatures. The Great Lakes ice cover ...

The lake had 100% ice cover in 1996. Lake Michigan's ice cover high was 93.2% in 2014. Lake Huron had 98.2% ice cover in 1996. Lake Erie, the shallowest of the lakes, froze over completely ion 1978, ...