WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Eastern Lake Ontario has been designated a national ... Council Corey Fram says this can put the area on the map. “Anytime that we can bring to light the assets ...

The northern map turtle is considered a species at risk in Canada, but in at least one eastern Ontario lake they appear to be doing slightly better. In Canada, the turtles with their distinctive ...

Robert G. Wehle State Park along eastern Lake Ontario. Photo: David Sommerstein The sanctuary protects natural and cultural features, including an estimated 43 known shipwrecks and one submerged ...

Jun. 5—WASHINGTON, D.C. — After about a decade when the concept was first proposed, the federal government on Wednesday approved a 1,722-square-mile area in eastern Lake Ontario as America's ...

Jun. 5—WASHINGTON, D.C. — After about a decade when the concept was first proposed, the federal government on Wednesday approved a 1,722-square-mile area in eastern Lake Ontario as America's 16th ...

The eastern portion of Lake Ontario is now a national marine sanctuary. According to the Watertown Daily Times, it’s been almost a decade in the making. The sanctuary covers more than 1,700 ...