yes.
There have been no reports of shark sitings in Lake Ontario, even the bull shark hasn't been there. I wouldn't worry too much though as sharks tend to like warm water and Lake Ontario seems a little to far north for that to be an issue.
No
It seems that we could ask George Lawson, or any of his relatives, who would certainly know whether or not he was bitten by a shark. 1955 wasn't that long ago!
1916 happened In a lake with a great white
No, Lake Harrington in Illinois is not a spring fed lake. It is actually a man made lake, and it has been around for quite some time. At the deepest point, this lake reaches about 47 feet deep.
No. Most sharks stay only in salt water, and lakes are fresh water. A few swim some distance into rivers, so for a shark to ever end up in a lake, the lake has to be connected to a river that runs out into the sea, and fairly close to the coast too.
sure. there are sharks in greenwood lake. Huge maneaters.
Yes. A number of the shark attacks in the Jersey shore shark attacks in 1916 were in rivers.Those attacks were used as the basis for Peter Benchley'sbook and the movie Jaws.(see related link)
There are not any records of Detroit Free Press publishing an article about a shark that had been caught in Lake St. Clair. Sturgeons live in the lake and are often confused for sharks.
Lake Michigan forms the northeastern border of the State of Illinois.
Pat lives in the East coast in Maryland