CATAWBA ISLAND – In January 1912, hotelier John P. Cangney invited four prominent Catawba Island citizens over for a card game that turned into a trip across Lake Erie, according to the Catawba Island Historical Society.

In the universe of Showrunner Eric Kripke's The Boys, The Deep claimed Lake Erie for the US and renamed it "Lake Deepie." Sound familiar?

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Some wind skiers took the time to enjoy Lake Erie on Wednesday. Wind skiing is an activity where you use the power of the wind to push yourself along the lake's surface on a pair of skis. Think of it as a winter version of wind surfing.

The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards are continuing efforts to break up ice and free a freighter that has been trapped in a frozen Lake Erie for days, officials said.

Fredonia’s “Save Our Reservoir” faction has repeated its concerns about contaminants in Lake Erie water. Former Trustee James Lynden, one of the movement’s leaders, lectured the village Board of Trustees this week about microplastics and sewage in the lake water.

A freight ship stuck for days in ice on Lake Erie is finally free. Coast Guard ships from the U.S. and Canada circled it, helping break up the ice. NBC News' Jose Diaz Balart reports.

The U.S. Coast Guard has requested assistance from the Canadian Coast Guard. CCGS Samuel Risley, a 229-foot icebreaker, is on its way from Windsor.

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 ...

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.

Skiers are using the power of the wind to push them along the lake's frozen surface instead the the slopes. It's kind of like wind surfing but in the winter

A January 2025 cold wave plunged Chicago into subzero temperatures, initially without snow. By late January, snowfall returned, and Lake Michigan’s ice formed in shifting patterns. While its ice levels stayed near average,