Lake Erie, one of the region's five Great Lakes, ... Key battle in War of 1812. The Battle of Lake Erie took place off the north shore on Sept. 10, 1813, according to the National Park Service.

The U.S. invaded Canada during the War of 1812. ... British support of Native American tribes along the Great Lakes, ... The 2012 bicentennial of the war was widely commemorated in Canada through ...

On Aug. 24, 1814 — 210 years ago Saturday — the British marched into Washington, D.C., and set fire to the Capitol, the White House and most other government facilities in our capital city.

Historic Shipwrecks Come to Light in the Great Lakes With an underwater drone named Rhody, archaeologists are mapping some of the dozens of sunken vessels in Lake Ontario.