Lake Five archive · No. 4

Friday, October 16

Five questions about Lake Erie and Cleveland’s waterfront. Tap an answer; the explanation and source open underneath.

1Lake life

The Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve opened to the public in which year?

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Answer: 2012

The Port of Cleveland, the Garden Club of Cleveland and local partners opened it to visitors in 2012.

Source: Port of Cleveland: Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve

2Lake by the numbers

Which river carries Lake Erie's water away, over a famous waterfall?

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Answer: The Niagara River

Lake Erie drains through the Niagara River, over Niagara Falls. The Welland Canal also carries some of its outflow.

Source: Wikipedia: Lake Erie

3The Cleveland shore

Euclid Beach Park closed in 1969. What part of it still stands on the site?

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Answer: The carved archway entrance

The archway, named a Cleveland landmark in 1973, is the only feature of the park still on the site.

Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Euclid Beach Park

4Islands, coast and weather

Which of these states does NOT touch Lake Erie?

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Answer: Indiana

Lake Erie borders Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and the province of Ontario. Indiana is on Lake Michigan.

Source: Wikipedia: Lake Erie

5Lake life

Lake Erie is the shallowest and warmest Great Lake. What else is it usually called?

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Answer: The most productive for fish

Shallow, warm water makes Lake Erie the most biologically productive of the Great Lakes and home to one of the largest freshwater fisheries in the world.

Source: New York Sea Grant: Lake Erie fact sheet