Comments on: Great Lakes Profile

By: MikeJ

MikeJ — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 12:47:41 +0000

Deeper is not better. The shallowest lake is Erie. Because of that, it can completely freeze over. I grew up in Buffalo and my father often went ice fishing on the lake. The ice was so thick people drove cars out onto it. Crazy, yes, but they did it anyway!

In summer, the water could reach 72 degrees, but not until late August because all that ice had to melt first. That led to glorious autumn weather. As the WKBW-TV weatherman used to say “We live next to the world’s largest air conditioner”.

By: Nelson

Nelson — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 20:42:00 +0000

In reply to Johan Spek.

There is a good reason why we still use Imperial measurements nautically. Check this out: https://metricviews.uk/2010/01/01/why-do-nautical-miles-linger-on/

By: Johan Spek

Johan Spek — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 17:38:13 +0000

Please, change over to use the Metric system instead of using the obsolete Imperial shit.

By: Robert Henak

Robert Henak — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:30:54 +0000

In reply to Terry Yonka. As I understand it, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are considered to be a single lake. Both are treated as one in the diagrams in the article.

By: Maxey C Halliburton

Maxey C Halliburton — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:24:56 +0000

That’s cool!

By: Michael Luke ONeill

Michael Luke ONeill — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 22:16:43 +0000

My family had a cottage on Lake Ontario back in the 50’s – 60’s. This is facinating!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:37:15 +0000

In reply to David Riegler. if you read the article you would notice they compared the great lakes to other notable bodies of water. I would argue that Great Bear Lake would deserve a mention there considering the other bodies of water being compared, and some weren't even lakes!

By: Allen Young

Allen Young — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:19:13 +0000

In reply to eesairt. Click the graphic to open and use the built in magnifier.

By: Ryan Adams

Ryan Adams — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 20:11:04 +0000

In reply to Laurie Sadler Lawrence. I guess Lake Erie lives up to the name its Erie to be on her lol

By: Alex E

Alex E — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 12:32:25 +0000

The Round, Long, & Crooked lakes of Michigan.

https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1efc80da9caf9800d1994d7d68dd4a5848caf06791db4b5e74640e0afadfa9f0.jpg

Source: https://adventuresinmapping.com/2020/07/22/the-round-long-and-crooked-lakes-of-michigan/