More: Ice coverage on Lake Erie: How a frozen lake impacts weather "If you ... during the day then dropping back to freezing at night. "That does not support much of the coverage on the lake ...

This thaw comes after the ice coverage reached its peak in mid-February. As of Feb. 24, Lake Erie is 86% to 87% frozen over, according to the National Weather Service office in Cleveland which ...

No, the lake didn't suddenly shrink, nor did the city beyond the horizon teleport closer. The illusion is called a "superior mirage" — a phenomenon where shifting temperatures over the water bends ...

The first known crossing of the frozen lake, to Long Point, Ontario, was in 1912. The last known crossing was in 1978, when three local men walked from Long Point to North East. Long distances ...