Lake Five archive · No. 9
Five questions about Lake Erie and Cleveland’s waterfront. Tap an answer; the explanation and source open underneath.
Answer: It had recovered
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared it recovered in 2011 after protection of its shoreline habitat. Ohio still protects it.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior: Recovery of the Lake Erie Watersnake (2011)
Answer: Jacob B. Perkins
The city's park board bought the land from Jacob B. Perkins in 1894. The park has a 900-foot bathing beach.
Answer: Water sloshing from one end of the lake to the other
A seiche is a standing wave: strong wind piles water up at one end of the lake, and it rocks back and forth when the wind drops.
Source: NOAA: What is a seiche?
Answer: Long tail
The name is usually traced to "erielhonan", long tail. Some sources suggest a word for cherry tree instead.
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Erie
Answer: In the ballast water of ocean-going ships
They are thought to have arrived in ballast water discharged by a transatlantic freighter.
Source: USGS: What are zebra mussels and why should we care about them?
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