Lake Five archive · No. 13
Five questions about Lake Erie and Cleveland’s waterfront. Tap an answer; the explanation and source open underneath.
Answer: About 20 minutes
It lasted about 20 minutes, with flames reported as high as five stories, and damaged a railroad bridge.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Cuyahoga River Fire
Answer: Lake Erie
Being the shallowest, Lake Erie loses its heat fastest. Ice usually starts in late November.
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Erie
Answer: Canada
Pelee Island is part of Ontario, Canada, a short way north of the Ohio islands.
Source: Wikipedia: Pelee Island
Answer: 1995
It opened over Labor Day weekend in September 1995. Cleveland had been chosen as its home in 1986.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Answer: 1904
Work began in 1896; the crib and its 9-foot brick tunnel went into service in 1904 and still supply the Baldwin plant.
Source: Cleveland Water: History of the Baldwin Water Treatment Plant
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