Halloween photos: Scariest sights on the Great Lakes

By Dave Rosenthal • Oct 31, 2017
  • "Eerie Erie" -- One of the other-worldly images from Dave Sandford, a professional photographer from Ontario.
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    "Eerie Erie" -- One of the other-worldly images from Dave Sandford, a professional photographer from Ontario.
    Dave Sandford
  • "The Deep" -- Gunilda, a luxury yacht, sank in 1911 in Lake Superior. The lake's cold waters have preserved much of the wreck.
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    "The Deep" -- Gunilda, a luxury yacht, sank in 1911 in Lake Superior. The lake's cold waters have preserved much of the wreck.
    Courtesy of Jitka Hanakova
  • "Underwater Vampires" -- The sea lamprey latches onto fish and drills its tongue into them. It's one of hundreds of invasive species in the lakes.
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    "Underwater Vampires" -- The sea lamprey latches onto fish and drills its tongue into them. It's one of hundreds of invasive species in the lakes.
    Angelica A. Morrison
  • "Frozen in Time" -- Spray from Lake Ontario covered this New York house with ice last winter.
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    "Frozen in Time" -- Spray from Lake Ontario covered this New York house with ice last winter.
    Veronica Volk
  • "Attack of the Green Slime" -- An algae bloom spread over much of western Lake Erie, prompting fears of contaminated drinking water.
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    "Attack of the Green Slime" -- An algae bloom spread over much of western Lake Erie, prompting fears of contaminated drinking water.
  • "It Fell from the Sky" -- In early 2017, a fireball from a falling meteor set off sonic booms that shook houses in Wisconsin.
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    "It Fell from the Sky" -- In early 2017, a fireball from a falling meteor set off sonic booms that shook houses in Wisconsin.
    Associated Press
  • Purple people eater -- Brachionus Leydigii, a new non-native species found in Lake Erie. Scientistsa are trying to determine whether the zooplankton will be harmful to the lakes.
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    Purple people eater -- Brachionus Leydigii, a new non-native species found in Lake Erie. Scientistsa are trying to determine whether the zooplankton will be harmful to the lakes.
    EPA
  • "Submerged" -- Spring flooding inundated homes along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.
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    "Submerged" -- Spring flooding inundated homes along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.
    Kathleen Thomas via North Country Public Radio
  • "The Blob" -- Discharges from a Niagara Falls, N.Y., water treatment plant discolored the Niagara River near the famous tourist attraction -- and sparked criticism from state and Canadian officials.
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    "The Blob" -- Discharges from a Niagara Falls, N.Y., water treatment plant discolored the Niagara River near the famous tourist attraction -- and sparked criticism from state and Canadian officials.
    Maid of the Mist
  • "Mega-duck" -- The world's largest rubber duck was featured at riverfront festival in Buffalo. It's friendly -- or is it?
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    "Mega-duck" -- The world's largest rubber duck was featured at riverfront festival in Buffalo. It's friendly -- or is it?
Originally published on October 31, 2017 10:57 am

The Great Lakes offer lots of spookiness -- from century-old shipwrecks to blood-sucking animals. For Halloween, we pulled together some of the creepiest photos. Take a look -- if you dare.

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