The southernmost point of mainland Canada is on Lake Erie. What is it called?
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Answer: Point Pelee
Point Pelee, a national park on a peninsula in Ontario, is the southern tip of Canada's mainland.
Lake Five archive · No. 7
Monday, October 19
Five questions about Lake Erie and Cleveland’s waterfront. Tap an answer; the explanation and source open underneath.
The Cuyahoga's present mouth was dug in 1827. Which piece of land did the new channel create?
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Answer: Whiskey Island
Cutting the straighter channel in 1827 left Whiskey Island between the old river bed and the new mouth.
What is Burke Lakefront Airport built on?
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Answer: Landfill in Lake Erie
The airport sits on fill placed in the lake; more fill in 1957 made room for a 5,200-foot paved runway.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Burke Lakefront Airport
1969 was not the first fire on the Cuyahoga. An earlier oil slick fire did about $1.5 million of damage in which year?
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Answer: 1952
The 1952 fire did far more damage than the 1969 one but drew little national attention.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Cuyahoga River Fire
When Cleveland was picked for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which disc jockey's role in early rock was cited?
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Answer: Alan Freed
The choice pointed to Alan Freed and his Moondog Coronation Ball of March 1952.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
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