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Lake Erie

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  1. Lake bordered by Ontario, Canada, to the north; New York to the east; Pennsylvania and Ohio to the south; and Michigan to the west.


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Fourth largest of the Great Lakes, it has been known for years for its high level of pollution.

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During the warm months, Lake Erie becomes an ideal setting for cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, to grow rapidly.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2025

Both are rides at Cedar Point, a Six Flags theme park on the shores of Lake Erie in Ohio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

A ship identifying itself as the USS Lake Erie - a guided missile cruiser - last transmitted its location in the Caribbean Sea on 30 August, east of the Panama Canal on 30 August.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

This year, things on Lake Erie aren’t any better.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2025

Why do I need TV when I have forty-eight apartment windows to watch across the vacant lot, and a sliver of Lake Erie?

From "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman