Lake Erie, the fourth largest Great Lake, is also famous for a battle in the War of 1812 and for the Erie Canal. ... The Battle of Lake Erie took place off the north shore on Sept. 10, 1813.

Operational Zone on Lake Erie. Credit: Kevin1776 / Wikimedia Commons Even so, with reinforcements in the form of the schooner Chippeway and the sloop Little Belt, Barclay set sail in search of an ...

The Forty-seventh Anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie was celebrated at Cleveland, Ohio, on the 10th, by the inauguration of a statue in honor of Commodore PERRY.

Lake Erie was also named the No. 3 lake for swimming in another poll for USA TODAY's 2024 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. More in U.S. A mom is accused of buying ammunition and tactical gear for ...

In the war of 1812, nine small ships faced a British squadron of six vessels in the Battle of Lake Erie. “Here’s the deal. Back in 1813, September 10th, Oliver Hazard Perry looked up and saw ...

The first walk across Lake Erie from Erie to Canada was reported to be in 1912, when a 19-year-old North East man crossed the frozen lake. "It had never been done before," the Erie Times-News said ...

The 10th Annual Battle of Lake Erie Tournament is set to take over the region this weekend, with 92 teams competing across six venues and generating an estimated $1 million in local economic impact.

The Battle of Lake Erie took place off the north shore on Sept. 10, 1813, according to the National Park Service. At dawn, a U.S. Navy lookout spotted six British vessels to the northwest of Put ...

The Battle of Lake Erie took place off the north shore on Sept. 10, 1813, according to the National Park Service. At dawn, a U.S. Navy lookout spotted six British vessels to the northwest of Put ...

Americans reclaimed the stronghold after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led a stunning U.S. victory over the British navy in the Battle of Lake Erie on Sept. 10, 1813.

Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes but bests its cousins in several other ways. Find out more about all the Great Lakes.