If President Donald Trump's threat to tariff Canadian imports by 25% goes forward, 200 years of peaceful and profitable Great Lakes maritime trade will be at risk.

In other words, Lake Erie and the Niagara Peninsula came under the control of the victors, eliminating the possibility of an enemy invasion from that point and ensuring the safety of Ohio, ...

Spread throughout this corridor are businesses and industries that may not realize the entire world is on their doorstep.

The evidence of the continuum of time has been present for this writer of late. That should be nothing new, as a watcher and chronicler of history, the passage of time provides the impetus for my ...

Happy birthday, Michigan! The Mitten State was granted statehood on Jan. 26, 1837 — 188 years ago today. But many chapters of Michigan’s rich history predates statehood.

At the outbreak of the war, he was pulled back into the army as a brigadier general, commanding more than 2,000 men. According to historians, Hull was duped by his opponent. On Aug. 13 ...

Find more clues, hints, and info below. United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) United ...

Toronto is not unfamiliar with attempted American takeovers, having been a battleground during the War of 1812. At the time, the city was known as the Town of York. That invasion is known as the ...

a 352-foot tall column that commemorates the War of 1812. It’s like the Washington Monument, but with a better view of Canada. Make sure to sample some local Lake Erie wine. It might not be Napa ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) – With the arctic blast at the end of January, the ice coverage on Lake Erie went from nearly 30% to over 80% in just four days. Now, Lake Erie ice coverage is at 91%.