The ice coverage in Lake Erie has rapidly expanded to 80% this week. February and March are peak maximum ice coverage periods for the Great Lakes.

Great Lakes Fact or Fake? is a new book by Dave Dempsey. Below are adapted excerpts from the book, which bring readers along while he answers 41 myths about the Great Lakes. FACT or FAKE? There was a time when many people in the Great Lakes watershed drank sewage.

The U.S. Coast Guard said that with ice forming, its fleet of icebreakers has begun working to keep shipping underway on the Great Lakes.

Scientists Discover Ancient ‘Hotspot’ That Shaped the Great Lakes 300 Million Years Ago as Earth’s First Imprint The Great Lakes comprise several interconnected freshwater lakes that lie across the borders of Canada and the United States.

Emergency responders received an initial report of two people stranded on the ice flow around 12:40 p.m. Jan 22. Coast Guard rescuers from the Saginaw River station and Air Statio

The lake freighter Manitoulin is immobilized by thick ice in Lake Erie outside the Buffalo River breakwall as it awaits the arrival of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay which is en route from Erie, Penn. to help loosen the vessel, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Credit: AP/Derek Gee/Buffalo News

Gray wolves could thrive in the eastern United States well beyond their current range in the Great Lakes region, but they might have a hard time reaching other suitable habitats without human intervention,