Now here’s an interesting story: on a clear, calm day in Cleveland, one can see clear across Lake Erie to the Canadian side! I can buy this because I once stood at Canada’s southernmost point, which was only 50 klicks southeast of Detroit. Never mind the photo…I had longer hair five years ago. Anyway, back to the story:

Eyewitness accounts have long been part of the city’s history.
“The whole sweep of the Canadian shore stood out as if less than three miles away,” a story in The Plain Dealer proclaimed in 1906. “The distant points across the lake stood out for nearly an hour and then faded away.”
“I can see how this could be possible,” said Lawrence Krauss, chairman of the physics department at Case Western Reserve University.

When I stood at Point Pelee, I could have sworn I saw the other side of Lake Erie! I asked one of the locals about it and he said that happens sometimes. Point Pelee is directly north of Sandusky, Ohio, home to Cedar Point amusement park. I just hope these days, they don’t blame it on some global warming bulls**t.