Maybe this will a be year when somebody succeeds in driving from Cleveland to Canada.
Lake Erie is shallow enough that it will probably freeze shore-to-shore this year. Lake Ontario never freezes over completely because of the water depth and the current. The biggest sections of ice we get are around Toronto Harbour because it’s almost fully enclosed.
The fierce winter winds usually break up the ice when it is thin and it gets blown into jagged windrows. It can pile up over 50 feet thick.
From the shore right now, the ice goes out as far as you can see, which is common, but it is very jagged due to a lot of strong winds.
Right now it doesn't look good for driving.
Not in a car. The snow and ice pile up in ridges that make it impossible to drive.
Maybe in a snowmobile. Dogsled, cross country skis, snow shoes, or a good pair of boots perhaps. It has been done but you better be ready for a challenge.
It has been really cold here this week but I don't know if Lake Erie is frozen over yet.
Seems like I read about bootleggers bringing booze
over from Canada on the ice.