Lake Erie

New Navy ship, USS Little Rock, stalled by ice

By • Jan 23, 2018

The USS Little Rock, a Navy ship that was commissioned in Buffalo in December, is still waiting for a clear path to the ocean. And it may be mid-March before the ship can leave Montreal, where it waits in port.


New Navy ship, USS Little Rock, delayed by repairs and ice

By • Jan 18, 2018
Marian Hetherly / WBFO News

Recent icy conditions were the cause of concern for fans of the USS Little Rock. The Navy ship was commissioned in Buffalo last month, but has not made it out to sea.


Icy Great Lakes a concern for shipping, safety

By • Jan 3, 2018
Matthew Richmond/ideastream

Over the past two winters, there wasn’t much ice cover on the Great Lakes. That changed with this month’s deep freeze.


Ice becomes art on shore of Lake Erie

By • Dec 26, 2017
Elizabeth Miller/ideastream

On the Great Lakes, boat and ship traffic is slowing down for the winter.  Meanwhile, in Cleveland, residents have a chance to watch Lake Erie change as ice builds up -- and breaks up.


Lake Erie ice boom, a Great Lakes tradition, is ready

By Mark Wozniak • Dec 19, 2017
Paul Pasquarello, N.Y. Power Authority

It's an annual tradition in the Great Lakes: setting up an ice boom across the eastern end of Lake Erie. 

The boom -- a series of pontoons that stretches nearly two miles -- is designed to cut down on ice jams that could damage properties and the hydroelectric power plant intakes along the Niagara River.

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