Some of my most distinct memories as a child were out on the ice with my dad, standing on a frozen lake, bundled up in my warmest gear and daydreaming about the world of possibilities under my feet.

The National Weather Service reports that Lake Erie is roughly 70% frozen over. Ice thickness varies between 2 and 12 inches ...

The unidentified boy wandered about 75 yards across the frozen Franklin Lake in West Long Branch on Monday afternoon when the ice suddenly cracked — dropping him into 4 feet of frigid water ...