Port Sydney resident Kevin Purcell’s life has been forever altered by a serious motorcycle accident on June 1.

Long before the Great Lakes came to define the heart of North America, a much larger lake once ruled the land. Lake Agassiz, ...

Lake Erie, the shallowest of the Great Lakes, reached 70.2 degrees near Rossford, Ohio, as of June 13. Lake Erie reaches an average of 76.1 degrees Fahrenheit in August. Current temperatures for ...

As of June 10, Great Lakes' surface water temperatures range from the 40s to upper 50s, with Lake Erie the warmest, according to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes observations.

The lake, which Michigan shares with Ontario, Canada, has 3,800 miles of shoreline and the world's largest freshwater island, Manitoulin Island, the National Museum of the Great Lakes notes.

An algae bloom covers Lake Erie near Toledo, Ohio, in 2014. Toxic algae contaminated the water in Toledo, making it unsafe to use for two to three days.

Water levels for Lake Ontario. In April, Lake Ontario had a low level of 74.68 meters and a high of 74.86 meters. These levels were below the long-term average for April recorded at 74.89 meters.

The water level for Lake Michigan and Lake Huron (measured as one), was 578.61 feet, up 4 inches from April, but down 6 inches from the May average — and 8 inches from May 2024.. Lakes St. Clair ...

Same with the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, which ordered a 40 percent cut in phosphorus flows into Lake Erie. That has not happened, and harmful algal blooms spoil the lake and smaller inland ...