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YOUR ONE-STOP WEB SITE PAGE FOR
ALL YOUR LAKE ERIE INFORMATION
Below is a list of web sites with information you'll want and need for
your Ohio Lake Erie visit. New links are continuously being
added.
The link is
listed first. Click on it to visit that site. It will open
in a separate window, so once you are done with that site you can close
it and you'll be right back to the links list. An asterisk
(*) next to the Topic means photographs are provided.
Our launch ramp page will be updated
and expanded in spring 2010 as soon as the ramp facilities are in and we visit all the ramps.
New features, such as ramp width, length, and grade will be added to
both existing and newly added ramps.
| WEATHER REPORTS and LAKE |
CONDITIONS
Variety of weather forecasts and
Lake conditions. |
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Lake Erie Waters Weather Forecast |
NOAA Lake Erie forecast; click a location on
the lake map for that area forecast. |
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Lake Erie Nearshore Waters Forecast |
NWS / NOAA nearshore Lake Erie forecast,
click the desired coastline section. |
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Lake Erie Area Weather Forecast |
Intellicast weather site loaded with features. Set to
Sandusky radar. |
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Lake Erie Area Weather Forecast |
The Weather Channel web site. Set to Port Clinton
radar. |
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Lake Erie Area Weather Forecast |
AccuWeather site with nice satellite and radar images,
Sandusky. |
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Lake Erie Weather Reporting Stations |
NOAA Eastern Great Lakes Reporting Stations.
Click station location. |
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Western Lake Erie Buoy Stations |
NOAA GLERL RECON buoy stations; Toledo, West LE, Cleveland. |
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Higher Tech Weather and Conditions |
NOAA Graphical Forecast with more
interaction, lots of options. Cleveland. |
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Localized Conditions, Higher Tech |
Weather Underground interactive weather with
local station readings map. |
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Canadian Lake Erie marine forecast |
Canadian Western Lake Erie marine forecast. Other
locations listed. |
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Lake Erie satellite imagery |
NOAA daily satellite imagery of Lake Erie.
See water clarity, currents, etc. |
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Lake Erie Satellite imagery |
Air Sports Net Aviation; real nice cloud
cover satellite images, multiple views. |
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Lake Erie surface water temperatures |
Michigan Sea Grant; detailed Western Lake Erie surface water
temperature chart. |
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Lake Erie wind, currents, water levels,
etc. |
NOAA GLERL Lake Erie winds, currents, water
levels, and other conditions. |
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National Satellite |
NOAA Geostationary Satellite Server, national map coverage. |
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| FISHING REPORTS/
INFORMATION |
Fishing reports, regulations, fisheries info, launch
ramps, etc. |
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Lake Erie Mobile Fishing Report |
Our own daily text message / e-mail Lake Erie fishing
report. |
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Lake Erie Fishing Reports |
Walleye.com fishing reports; Western, Central, Eastern Lake
Erie. |
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Lake Erie / other Ohio Fishing reports |
Ohio Game Fishing Lake Erie and other Ohio waters fishing
reports. |
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Ohio Division of Wildlife
- fishing report |
Daily (though not always) Lake Erie fishing report. |
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ODW - Lake Erie fishing information |
General information on fishing Lake Erie (link above is from
this page). |
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ODW - Fishing Regulations |
Ohio fishing regulations, licensing, maps, fish ID, and
other information. |
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ODW - Lake Erie Fisheries |
Lake Erie units; all the information on Ohio's Lake Erie
fishery. |
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Western Basin Fishing Association |
Social Fishing club for people fishing the
Western and Central basins of Lake Erie |
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| LAKE VIEW WEB CAMERAS |
Visual real time lake conditions from around the Lake. |
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Various web cameras around Lake Erie |
Lake Vision cameras; Cleve, Huron, Kelleys
Is, S. Bass Is, Monroe MI, more. |
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Toledo Downtown Riverfront |
Toledo TV 13 camera on top the National City Bank Building. |
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Toledo Harbor Light camera |
NOAA Toledo Harbor Light #2 camera, pointing
southeast, with conditions. |
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Toledo Harbor Light cameras |
NOAA Toledo Harbor Light #2 cameras, same as
above with 4 camera angles. |
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Maumee Bay camera
(requires Java) |
University of Toledo Lake Erie Center camera
looking north into Maumee Bay. |
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Port Clinton Harbor Web Camera |
Coastal Wave camera mounted on
tower in Port Clinton, looks out to Lake Erie. |
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Put-in-Bay Harbor |
Camera mounted on Jet Express dock looking north
over harbor. |
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Sandusky Bay Bridge cameras |
ODOT Buckeye Traffic; 4 cameras
on Sandusky Bay Bridge, various directions. |
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Sandusky Bay cameras
(requires Java) |
Sandusky Register Newspaper cameras, see Cedar
Point and the Bay |
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Cedar Point cameras |
Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, includes Lake views. |
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Huron Harbor
( requires Java) |
Huron Parks Huron Harbor camera, interactive. |
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Cleveland Water Intake camera |
Cleveland Water Intake, 3.5 miles out in Lake Erie, live
real time video. |
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Fairport Harbor area camera |
GreatLakeVista camera near Fairport Harbor with lake
conditions. |
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Ashtabula web cam
(requires Java) |
Camera somewhere in Ashtabula looking at Lake. |
| TRAVEL / TRANSPORTATION |
Trip planning and transportation needs. |
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Travel map with features |
ODOT Buckeye Traffic, zoom-in map with road and travel
features. |
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Travel route planner |
MapQuest travel route planner, start point to end point
directions. |
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Gasoline Prices |
Toledogasprices.com; Oak Harbor should be
close to Lakeshore prices. |
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Auto ferry to Put-in-Bay and Middle Bass
Is. |
Miller Boat Line, auto/passenger ferry to
Put-in-Bay and Middle Bass Island. |
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Passenger ferry to Put-in-Bay, Kelleys
Island, Sandusky, and special trips. |
Jet Express, passenger ferry to Put-in-Bay,
Kelleys Island, and Sandusky. Also runs special trips.
Main route is to Put-in-Bay (South Bass Island). |
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Auto/passenger ferry to Kelleys Island |
Kelleys Island Ferry boat line, auto and
passenger ferry to Kelleys Island. |
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| BOATING |
Boating regulations, safety,
organizations, dockage, information. |
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Boat registration, safety requirements |
Ohio Division of Watercraft; rules & regulations for Ohio
boaters. |
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Boating safety, education
& information |
U.S. Coast Guard boating safety center; regs, inspections,
classes, info. |
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Boating safety, education & information |
U.S. Power Squadron, Sandusky; lots of information and
links. |
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Boating safety, education & information |
U.S. Power Squadron, Port Clinton; lots of information and
links. |
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Boating safety, education & information |
U.S. Power Squadron, Toledo; lots of information and links. |
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Boating navigation rules |
U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center;
navigation rules and information, other info. |
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Boating in Canadian Lake Erie waters |
Ohio Div. of Watercraft; information on
boating in Canadian waters, landing in Canada requirements,
locations of Ohio OARS check-in stations, more. |
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Boat travel into Canadian Waters |
U.S. Customs & Border Patrol; paragraph 6 relates to most LE
boaters |
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Boat travel into Canadian ports
(landing) |
Canadian Border Services Agency; requirements
when landing in Canada. |
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Boat fuel locations |
Ohio Div. of Watercraft list of Lake Erie fueling stations.
Call to confirm |
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Boat launch facilities
(must allow pop-ups) |
Ohio Div. of Watercraft interactive state map of launch
sites. |
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Boat Launch facilities |
Our own information, including photographs, of Lake
Erie boat launch ramps. |
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Marinas |
Marinas.com site with aerial photos and information on Ohio
marinas. |
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| LAKE ERIE ENVIRONMENTAL |
Information on physical
environment; water, geology, ecology, etc. |
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General information |
NOAA Ohio Sea Grant Extension; field agents,
publications, information links. |
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General information
- ecology |
NOAA Ohio State Univ. Sea Grant; education,
Stone Lab, research, outreach, extension. The Ohio Sea
Grant program is run under OSU, but works separately. |
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General Information
- ecology |
U.S. Geological Survey Great Lakes Science
Center; variety of information on Great Lakes Basin ecosystems. |
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Water levels |
ODNR Div. of Water frequently asked questions
about Lake levels, other links. |
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Great Lakes Fishery Commission |
Intergovernmental Commission which researches
and makes recommendations for all US and Canadian Great Lakes
fisheries. Link is to Lake Erie Committee. |
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Lake Erie Ice |
Short general article on Great Lakes ice,
with emphasis on Lake Erie. |
| LAKE ERIE WILDLIFE |
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Wildlife Refuges,
Preserves & Areas |
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge - located
between Toledo and Port Clinton. |
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Wildlife Refuges,
Preserves & Areas |
Magee Marsh Wildlife Area - State area
located between Toledo and Port Clinton. |
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Wildlife Refuges, Preserves & Areas |
Old Woman Creek State Nature Preserve &
National Estuarine Research Reserve. Located 3 miles east
of Huron off U.S.. Rt. 6. |
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Birds |
Pelee Island Bird Observatory - located on
Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada. |
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| LAKE ERIE HISTORY |
Lake Erie history, historical
sites, and historical topics. |
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Great Lakes History |
Great Lakes Historical Society, located in
Vermilion, Ohio. |
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Great Lakes History |
Bowling Green State University Historical
Collections of the Great Lakes; research center and online
database of ships, ports, navigation, and many more GL topics. |
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Great Lakes History |
Great Lakes Industrial History Center; Cleveland State
University. |
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Local Lake Erie History |
Maritime Museum of Sandusky; local Lake Erie Maritime
history. |
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Local Lake Erie History
- Islands |
Lake Erie Islands Historical Society; located at Put-in-Bay. |
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Local Lake Erie History - Islands |
Kelleys Island Historical Association, located on Kelleys
Island. |
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Local Lake Erie History |
Western Reserve Historical Society; history of Northeast
Ohio. |
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Local Lake Erie History |
Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse; Fairport,
Ohio. |
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Local Lake Erie History |
Great Lakes Marine and Coast Guard Memorial Museum;
Ashtabula. |
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Shipping History |
S.S. Willis B. Boyer Lake Freighter Museum ship, Toledo. |
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Shipping History |
Steamship William G. Mather Lake Freighter Museum Ship;
Cleveland. |
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Books |
"Kelleys Island - The courageous, poignant &
often quirky lives of island pioneers 1810-1861." Author
Leslie Korenko, |
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| LAKE ERIE SHIPPING |
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Commercial Shipping |
Lake Carrier's Association; U.S. flagged shipping on the
Great Lakes. |
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| VIDEO |
Various videos on Lake Erie
and related Lake Erie topics. |
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30 second Lake Erie underwater video |
Our YouTube clip showing walleye &
smallmouth bass, LE water snake, more. |
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"Life Under
The Lake" Feature Video |
Outdoor Ohio web site July 2008
feature video on YouTube. Narrated Lake Erie underwater video
and more.
Audio doesn't always work on this YouTube video. |
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| AVIATION |
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Lake Area
Aviation weather forecast |
Air Sports Net site, Toledo; weather, wind speeds, all
aviation info. |
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Lake Erie Area Aviation Information |
Airport-data site; interactive map of all
Lake Erie area airports / runways, public and private, with
information on all, including photographs. |
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Lake Erie Area Aviation Information |
AirNav site, list of airports / runways,
public and private, near Lake Erie Islands area with
information on all, including photographs. |
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Lake Erie Area Aviation Information |
Travel Lake Erie site; list of area airports and flying
services. |
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Islands Area Airports |
Erie-Ottawa County Regional Airport, Port Clinton. |
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| GENERAL
INFORMATION |
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Resources |
Great Lakes Information Network;
information relating to the
binational Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region of North America,
part of the Great Lakes Commission. |
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Resources |
Great Lakes Commission; International agency
for the development,
use and conservation of the natural resources of the Great Lakes
basin and St. Lawrence River. |
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Questions or comments may be directed to:
Dave Cremer - Owner, Lake
Erie Activities
614-578-0343
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