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, ...

On Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, reported that the ice coverage on the Great Lakes is currently at 20.8%. NOAA researchers say this is just about average ...

Ice growth on the Great Lakes requires long spells of subfreezing temperatures like we’ve seen of late. The shallower lakes—Erie and Huron—are the first to build significant surface ice, with the ...

A hotspot that is now located in the Atlantic played a key role in forming the lakes, home to a fifth of the world's fresh ...

With the Great Lake barely frozen over and cold air infiltrating from the north, heavy lake effect snow is expected across ...

The Doug Ford government is pushing for a prospecting rush across northern Ontario, leaving a blanket of mineral claims on land where First Nations are still fighting for title.

Lake Ontario’s low water levels are largely due to the effects of Lake Superior’s poor conditions. The record-low ice cover led to massive evaporation, and droughts left Superior with insufficient ...

We look back at Ontario Place, Toronto’s striking 1971 showpiece and modernist marvel with an uncertain future ...

The Manitoulin, a 663-foot vessel, remained stuck just offshore of Buffalo, New York for the second day on Thursday. An ice-cutting barge, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, was dispatched ...

Since data collection began in 1973, the average extent of ice coverage across the entire Great Lakes basin on Jan. 11 is ...

According to a recent study, recreational fishing in the Great Lakes is worth $5.1 billion. The Great Lakes Fishery Commission hired Southwick Associates to calculate the economic output. The area ...