On Sunday, Jan. 4, Great Lake researchers reported a total ice coverage of 15.77%, the highest percentage of the season that ...

Yes. Though, it is rare for the entire lake system to freeze over, ice coverage can still reach 90% or more. According to GLERL's records, two lakes have frozen over completely: Lake Superior in 1973 ...

It’s been a snowy and cold start to the winter season across Central New York, but where does the ice coverage on the Great ...

Shippers of taconite from the iron range to the north have until Jan. 15 to get shipments throught the Soo Locks that allow ...

Another year of normal conditions would be a reprieve. Winter is the fastest-warming season in the region, becoming ...

Winter is here, and ice is forming on the northern Great Lakes, prompting the start of ice-breaking season on Lake Superior. The U.S. Coast Guard launched Operation Taconite at 1 p.m. on Wednesday ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Winter is beginning to leave its first fingerprints on Lake Erie. Some ice has formed along the lake’s western edge, though federal scientists say these patches represent only the ...

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Operation Taconite is officially underway. Ice breaking efforts began on December 10 to keep commercial traffic moving as ice forms on the Northern Great Lakes. The U.S. Coast ...

According to NOAA ice analysis updated this week, average ice cover across all five Great Lakes remains below 10%. This is tracking near average for mid-December. That’s not unusual. Historically, ...