When Jennifer Boresz Engelking was in seventh grade she found herself fascinated by local historical lore about a shipwreck. “I found a paper I wrote from seventh grade and it actually said in it, ...

Two of the signs -- Wreck of the Craftsman and Wreck of the John Pridgeon Jr. -- detail two shipwrecks near the Avon Lake shoreline. The Lake Erie sign offers educational information about the Great ...

To hear about the worst shipping disaster in Lake Erie’s history, join local historian Ginnie Jeschelnig at 6:30 p.m., June 15, at the Willowick Public Library as she presents new information on the ...

Lake Erie and Presque Isle Bay have long been a fisherman's paradise. However, from 1850 to the mid-1920s, fishing was also a major industry in Erie. While some of the fish caught back then have all ...

OREGON, Ohio — The high winds with gusts of up to 60 mph that hit the region beginning Friday night were strong enough to push water east, away from the Toledo end of the lake. Over the weekend, local ...

Initially, the canal was just 4 feet deep and 40 feet wide, but it cut through fields and forests, cliffs and swamps, and ...

More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming the city it is today.

Lake Erie College in Painesville will be celebrating Black History Month with two events that are free and open to the public. These events are designed to honor the contributions and impact of Black ...