Editing Lake Erie (section)

===Agriculture===
[[File:Lonz Winery 6-27-10.jpg|thumb|right|Winery on [[Middle Bass Island]]]]
The lake's formerly more extensive lakebed creates a favorable environment for agriculture in the bordering areas of Ontario, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New York. The Lake Erie sections of western New York have a suitable climate for growing grapes, and there are many vineyards and wineries in [[Chautauqua County, New York|Chautauqua County]] and [[Erie County, Pennsylvania|Erie County]].<ref name="twsX42">{{cite news |author=Batz Jr. |first=Bob |date=October 22, 2006 |title=Well-trod Chautauqua-Lake Erie Wine Trail features explosion of wineries |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06295/731405-34.stm |access-date=January 24, 2011 |archive-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522012228/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06295/731405-34.stm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Canadian region of Lake Erie's north shore is becoming a more prominent wine region as well; it has been dubbed the Lake Erie North Shore, or LENS region, and includes Pelee Island,<ref name="twsZ52">{{cite news |author=VanderKlippe |first=Nathan |date=January 26, 2011 |title=Sample Canada's finest wine by visiting its exquisite graperies |newspaper=Vancouver Sun |url=https://vancouversun.com/travel/Sample+Canada+finest+wine+visiting+exquisite+graperies/1600568/story.html |url-status=dead |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902031038/http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Sample%2BCanada%2Bfinest%2Bwine%2Bvisiting%2Bexquisite%2Bgraperies/1600568/story.html |archive-date=September 2, 2010}}</ref> and since it is farther north than comparable wine-growing areas in the world, the length of the days in the summer are longer.<ref name=twsX415/> A longer growing season because of the lake-moderated temperatures make the risk of early frosts less likely.<ref name="twsX415">{{cite news |author=Pinkus |first=Michael |date=September 3, 2009 |title=Cork set to pop off Lake Erie wineries |newspaper=The Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/specialsections/localwines/article/688943--cork-set-to-pop-off-lake-erie-wineries |access-date=January 24, 2011 |archive-date=June 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606061318/http://www.thestar.com/specialsections/localwines/article/688943--cork-set-to-pop-off-lake-erie-wineries |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The drainage basin has led to well fertilized soil. The north coast of Ohio is widely referred to as its nursery capital.<ref>[http://www.lakecountyoh.net/businessmenu/business.php Lake County Ohio Business and Personal Directory] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617072857/http://www.lakecountyoh.net/businessmenu/business.php |date=June 17, 2012 }}</ref>