The magic of winter on Buffalo's Outer Harbor. Lake Erie frozen solid through the first and second break walls and beyond giving Western New York arctic look and feel. Cold temperatures below 20ºF, ice below one's feet with snow tossed around by the evening breeze, and the warmth of the sunset across the lake. What a wonderful time!

Lake Erie is one of the Great Lakes and is named after a Native American tribe that lived on its southern shore. Most of the water flows into Lake Erie from the Detroit River. The outflow from the lake creates another wonder, the Niagara River. The western basin of Lake Erie is the home for about 26 islands, depending on current water levels. Lake Erie also provides for a regional phenomenon - lake effect snow that makes Buffalo, NY infamous for its winter storms.