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Dalhousie Lake Dalhousie Lake in Ontario, Canada is a very interesting place. it is located about two hours away from the Thousand Islands. The lake is about three miles long, and one mile wide. There are lots of wide, tall, colorful, new, and old cottages around the lake. Imagine the smell of pine trees in the cool crisp air, and the taste of fish with a hint of salt water. As you are walking down the shore, feel the sand between your toes as you listen to the sound of waves crashing…

The lake seemed to stretch on forever as if the mountain was slowly draining into it and creating perfect copy of itself. Halfway across the world from my home in Massachusetts, the wilderness of New Zealand reached out to me. The hours before had been full of adventure as my father and I had trekked to both the Fox and Franz Josef glaciers. The final trip had not even been part of our plan, but as we drove through the quaint mountain town of Fox Glacier a blue sign signaled the route to the…

Great Lakes hold 21% of our natural freshwater supply. I am a limnologist living in Detroit, Michigan. My city is located near Lake Erie and I visit it weekly with my research team to record the changes in the lakes. I've written two books: one about Lake Erie and the other about Lake Huron. Many believe that The Great Lakes are dying; as an expert and an experienced scientist, I can confirm that this is true mostly because of pollution, habitat loss, and non-native species entering the lakes.…

piano, sang in choirs and after graduating from Saint Petersburg school of Law he went on to study music. Tchaikovsky was working as a professor in harmony and theory when he wrote his first ballet, Swan Lake. Swan Lake was composed in 1875 and fit the mold of pieces from the Romantic era, Swan Lake was through composed form following a powerful storyline. During the Romantic Era there was a shift towards strophic and through composed form that brings out emotional response in the listener.…

The great lakes have been around since the tail end of the Ice Age. Now 2.6 million years later, the great lakes are facing huge problems. The great lakes have now been suffering through pollution, invasive species, and habitat loss. These are some of the reasons why. The pollution in the great lakes is not great, but its not horrendous. The text explains that pollution is in the great lakes, but other evidence explains that the great lakes pollution has gotten better since the 60's. In fact,…

Have you ever been to lake michigan? Well it will feel like it after this experience. I’m going to tell you how much money you need to go there for 3 days, but only one person. You're going to learn about, Natural Resource Environmental impact: consequences short and long term, and Geographical Feature Information, historical and diverse uniqueness of this feature what it is, location. There is a ton of stuff to do there. Like for one you can go on boat rides and other stuff like that. . So come…

known as the Great Lakes region that we all know and love. The Great Lakes region is made up of the five great lakes, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. Channels and rivers connect these lakes, such as the St. Mary’s River, St. Claire River, Niagara River, St. Lawrence River, and Detroit River. We have about 23,000 km3 of water covering a span of about 244,000 km2. According to Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (2013), the Great Lakes contain the…

Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world. Lake Superior is 2,726 miles around with the deepest part being 1,332 feet deep. If you could go anywhere you should go to Lake Superior. First, you should visit the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. There are many things to do in the U.P. one of these things is skiing. A few ski hills that overlook the water are Mount Bohemia, Indianhead Mountain, and the Porcupine Mountains Ski Area. Indianhead Mountain is a small mountain but if you're…

An Unforgettable Weekend at Raystown Lake Two years ago was my first ever cabin camping experience. Before that, I enjoyed staying at home and every once in a while I would take a hike with my father. I mainly felt that the outdoors was a place that I would only like to travel to on occasion, instead of being a place that drew me in. As a result of these prior thoughts, I became anxious at the thought of traveling to a campground nearby Raystown Lake. The week leading up to it, that’s all I…

researchers come up short (Kreuter & De Rosa, 2004). The Great Lakes ecosystem is the largest body of freshwater in the world. This ecosystem holds 18% of the worlds freshwater supply in the world, it covers 95000 square miles of shoreline; includes 5000 tributaries and has an area of drainage of 288000 square miles. The Basin is populated with more than 35 million people and they depend on its natural resources to sustain their lives (Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Team). The…