THE FREEZE OF 1912 - Seneca Lake is known to have frozen over during several Februarys in the mid to late 1800s, and most recently in February 1912, when its surface was solid from shore to shore, from Geneva to Watkins Glen. A foot thick closer to land, theIce cutting frozen lake was strong enough to support cars and draft horses hauling away blocks of ice by sled. In 1977, record low temperatures throughout western New York caused residents to expect a second 20th century freeze. The extreme cold generated a number of news articles recalling the 1912 freeze, which from most accounts, seems to have lasted about a week. (news articles courtesy of Ruth V. Wagner)