Tag: Lake Erie
City council urged to oppose province’s conservation authority overhaul
Public feedback on the proposed boundaries is open until Dec. 22.
Early-season ice starting to appear on Lake Erie
Some ice has started to form along Lake Erie’s western edge, though federal scientists say these patches represent only the earliest stages of freeze-up, not the onset of lake wide […]
Why America Needed the Erie Canal
200 years ago, the opening of the Erie Canal solved one of America’s biggest logistical problems: how to quickly move people and goods from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic […]
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How this PA man converts Lake Erie trash into an artist’s masterpiece
A North East, Pennsylvania resident created an art piece from litter found along the shores of Lake Erie. The 22-by-37-inch piece, titled “Lake Erie Leftovers,” was made from items like […]
It was mild bloom year on Lake Erie, but upstream challenges persist
This year’s harmful algae bloom in western Lake Erie was among the mildest in a decade, but the improvement may owe more to favorable weather conditions than fundamental reductions in […]