Lake Erie, one of the region's five Great Lakes, lies on the southeast coast of Michigan. Here's what to know.

American military heroics on the lake during the War of 1812 played a key role in shaping ... fisheries," Pure Michigan says. The Battle of Lake Erie took place off the north shore on Sept.

In September 1814 on the waters of Lake Champlain, American sailors won an improbable victory that not only turned back the largest British invasion force of the War of 1812 but also helped secure ...

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission violated federal maritime code, which says 75% of a Coast Guard ship's crew ...