When did Lake Erie catch fire?

Answer 1

Actually, Lake Erie never actually caught fire. That's a myth, mostly perpetuated by a line in the first Crow movie. The lake was incredibly polluted, due to heavy industrial dumping. The actual fire occured on the Cuyahoga River (which feeds into Lake Erie). The Cuyahoga River actually caught fire several times. But in 1969, a fire on the river caught the attention of Time Magazine. This notoriety led to the EPA passing the Clean Water Act and several others.

Answer 2

No but there was a river that caught on fire that lead to Lake Erie

Answer 3

well, not really. in June 1969, the OIL on the Great Lakes caught on fire, making it look like the water was burning.