Ice-covered lakes have benefits— less shoreline erosion, less lake-effect snow — and even provide a winter food for fish.

As of Tuesday afternoon, total ice coverage on the Great Lakes stands at 48.42%. It's a significant jump that places this year well ahead of historical averages for early February. While the ...

Ice cover on each of the Great Lakes is above its average for this time of year as the region remains mired in an extended ...

More than a quarter of the Great Lakes are covered in ice after cold weather settled in.

A powerful winter storm is gripping Michigan and the Great Lakes region, coating Lake Erie in ice and sleet while dumping ...

For nearly two weeks, Rochester has been below freezing, with 9 of those days below 20 degrees. Lake Erie has certainly felt ...

The arctic air mass entrenched over the Great Lakes has resulted in ice expansion across the lakes.

The record-setting Arctic cold over the past week has caused ice to rapidly form on all of the Great Lakes. Each Great Lake ...

The Great Lakes Ice Outlook shows ice formation slowed during the recent mild stretch, but conditions are expected to shift ...

At 4:46 a.m., 11 Michigan teenagers stood on the Canadian shore of Lake Erie looking out at the black water. The hint of sunrise in the eastern sky wasn’t enough to illuminate their surroundings. They ...

A rare seiche occurred on Lake Erie when strong winds exceeding 60 mph pushed the water to one side of the lake, resembling a giant bathtub sloshing effect. This event caused waves up to 20 feet high, ...