CATAWBA ISLAND – In January 1912, hotelier John P. Cangney invited four prominent Catawba Island citizens over for a card game that turned into a trip across Lake Erie, according to the Catawba Island Historical Society.

The U.S. Coast Guard says a freighter is on the move after it was freed from ice that trapped it in frozen Lake Erie for days.

In the universe of Showrunner Eric Kripke's The Boys, The Deep claimed Lake Erie for the US and renamed it "Lake Deepie." Sound familiar?

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Some wind skiers took the time to enjoy Lake Erie on Wednesday. Wind skiing is an activity where you use the power of the wind to push yourself along the lake's surface on a pair of skis. Think of it as a winter version of wind surfing.

OTTAWA COUNTY, Ohio — The Coast Guard, in conjunction with Catawba Island first responders, rescued four ice fishermen who were stranded on an ice floe in Lake Erie Tuesday afternoon off of Catawba Island in Ottawa County.

The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards are continuing efforts to break up ice and free a freighter that has been trapped in a frozen Lake Erie for days, officials said.

A freight ship stuck for days in ice on Lake Erie is finally free. Coast Guard ships from the U.S. and Canada circled it, helping break up the ice. NBC News' Jose Diaz Balart reports.

The U.S. Coast Guard has requested assistance from the Canadian Coast Guard. CCGS Samuel Risley, a 229-foot icebreaker, is on its way from Windsor.

The 663-foot Manitoulin became stuck in ice that was rapidly forming in sub-zero temperatures off the Buffalo shoreline.

Skiers are using the power of the wind to push them along the lake's frozen surface instead the the slopes. It's kind of like wind surfing but in the winter

The U.S. Coast Guard 9th District was called to rescue at least four people trapped on the ice on Lake Erie on Tuesday afternoon.