It's receded a bit since then as the weather has warmed up. A digital ice chart for the Great Lakes on Feb. 18, 2025, shows Lake Erie at its winter peak, so far, for ice coverage at 95 per cent.

The world's warmest year on record is having an effect on Lake Erie. About 21 percent of the lake was covered in ice as of Tuesday. At this point in the winter, the lake is typically 47 percent ...