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 of ...

The Battle of Lake Erie : a narrative / Gerard T. Altoff -- Artillery and its influence on naval tactics : reflections on the Battle of Lake Erie / Frederick C. Drake -- The honor of the flag had not ...

At this time, 211 years ago, our area was on the frontlines of the United States’ second conflict with Great Britain, which would come to be known as the War of 1812. The majority of the bloodshed and ...

They stood together Wednesday behind the podium at the Buffalo History Museum, military interpreters entering their third year of celebrating the bicentennial of the War of 1812. Already, Guy Rizzuto ...

The U.S. Brig Niagara is typically a fan favorite every three years at the Tall Ships Erie festival. But the Niagara, a wooden reproduction of the ship that helped win the Battle of Lake Erie during ...

The War of 1812 is an often overlooked war in comparison to other conflicts in American history, but it was still an important one with numerous causes. The war, fought between the United States and ...

This story originally appeared in the July 2025 issue of Town&Gown magazine. The War of 1812 is often overlooked, especially its impact on locals in the middle of Pennsylvania. In 1811, George Records ...

Decedents of War of 1812 veteran Tyler Keyes, Dean Bailey of Marion, left, Dee Bailey of Cresco, middle, and Scott Bailey of Cedar Rapids, stand together for a photo at his new headstone at the Center ...

A 1912 article in the Erie Times-News reported the first walk across a frozen Lake Erie. But the first crossing actually seems to have been a century earlier. Daniel Dobbins and Jesse Elliott, key ...