About 22 per cent of the surface of the Great Lakes is covered in ice thanks to a lengthy cold snap. That’s a vast increase on the typical ice coverage in early January of five per cent. The unusual ice coverage is a testament to the freezing temperatures that have broken records, caused deaths and led the city to open more centres for the homeless. ( Steve Russell/Toronto Star )Lake Erie, the shallowest Great Lake, freezes over more regularly. Armstrong said ice-breaking vessels maintain routes throughout the winter for the three Toronto Island ferries, Great Lakes freighters and emergency response vessels.

Source: thestar January 05, 2018 22:30 UTC