New York

Home to Lake Erie Wine Country, Buffalo, Barcelona, Dunkirk and Niagara Falls, there is no shortage of ways to discover the best that our Great Lake has to offer in Western New York. Located about 15 miles off of the Lake Erie coast, another epicenter of excellence exists in Chautauqua Lake, featuring the world-renowned Chautauqua Institution and Jamestown's National Comedy Center, voted one of the world's greatest places by Time Magazine

Find out why a lot of people are starting to consider permanent homes on Lake Erie.

Learn more about the author of "A Field Guide to the Birds," a book that changed birding forever.

Let your spirits sour with our guide to a ton of Lake Erie adventures in Ohio, New York and Ontario.

From triumph to tragedy, get a closer look at some of Lake Erie's most fascinating vessels.

As you're beach-combing, be on the lookout for these three pieces of Lake Erie treasure.

Meet Titanic survivor Anna Sophia Lundi, Frenchy the Pirate and Hicks Ice Cream owner John Hicks.

The area around the Great Lakes was prized for its industry and innovation in the late 1800s and early 1900s — and it was common for those cities to show off their accomplishments with large-scale world’s fairs.

Given their isolation, lighthouses are a natural setting for any variety of ghost stories. But are they just tall tales? Or is there something beyond the earthly veil?

There are plenty of great places to stay around Lake Erie, but true luxury is harder to find. That's why Hideaway Bay Resort, which opens this month in Silver Creek, New York, is such big news.

Lynne Beaty, assistant professor of biology, and her research team are determined to find out if the population of this invasive species is increasing — and what that could mean for Lake Erie.