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 ...

Object Details Author Bratten, John R Subject Philadelphia (Gunboat) Philadelphie (Canonnière) Contents 1. History of the Military and Naval Events Leading to the American Defense of Lake Champlain ...

But the first crossing actually seems to have been a century earlier. Daniel Dobbins and Jesse Elliott, key figures in the War of 1812, apparently crossed the frozen lake in the winter of 1813-14.

“The U.S.S. Trippe is BMC’s representation of an early 1800’s commercial sailing vessel, which was outfitted to fight in the historic battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.