The sun sets over the shores of Lake Erie. Erie is the smallest, shallowest, and warmest of the five Great Lakes, with shores that connect four states and two countries.

The U.S. Brig Niagara, a reconstruction of the warship aboard which Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British to secure America's presence on Lake Erie during the War of 1812, leaves Erie Bay. The Battle of Lake Erie is discussed in the documentary Lake Erie: Ohio's Great Lake.

The cliffs at Catawba Island provide a breathtaking view of Lake Erie. WGTE shot on location at the Lake Erie islands including high definition footage of the glacial grooves on Kelleys Island, the vineyards on the Bass Islands, and Sea Grant Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island.

WGTE videographer Phil Sieja captures high definition video of the U.S. Brig Niagara on Lake Erie near Erie, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Brig Niagara is a reconstruction of the warship aboard which Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British to secure America's presence on Lake Erie during the War of 1812.

The Marblehead Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the Great Lakes, has guided sailors safely along the rocky shores of Marblehead Peninsula since 1822. One of Lake Erie's best known and most-photographed landmarks, the lighthouse is one of 17 Ohio-based lighthouses on the shores of Lake Erie.

A Lake Erie tour boat heads back to port. The tourism industry along Lake Erie employs over 146,800 full-time equivalent jobs and generates over $350 million in sales tax for the state of Ohio. Visitors to the Lake Erie counties spend over $8.7 billion each year.