Lake Michigan

Water: How it shapes the Land Michigan is well-known for the amazing Great Lakes that create its breath taking shoreline. The lakes contain about 23,000 km3 of water, covering a total area of 244,000 km2. The Great Lakes are a series of interconnecting fresh water lakes that hold 18 percent of the world’s fresh water supply, and 90 percent of the United States fresh water supply. The Great Lakes are made up by Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario. Superior, right off the coast of Marquette

beautiful day at the lake, my family and I were renting a cottage for a week in July like we usually do every year in the summer. We go up to the Canadian lakes in Michigan (Canadian lakes is a chain of lakes in the middle of Michigan about two hours away from Saline.) It was our second day here and our first real day to go out on the lake and swim, kayak, go on the paddleboat, etc. It was a nice house that had a cabin feel and was made out of almost all wood. The house was right on the lake, and had a nice

Michigan, the Great Lake state. Michigan is quite unique among the states for it touches four of the five great lakes, hence the nickname the great lakes state. Michigan has over 12,000 lakes, and more shoreline than any other state besides Alaska. “you’re never more than six miles from a lake”(), making it easy to see why Michigan has a thriving recreational industry. Blue water, sandy shores and towering sand dunes make this state truly special. Hydraulic Fracturing, or “Fracking” threatens to

is located on the Michigan and Wisconsin border. This project is said to begin around 2020 and created concern for some people. The Aquila Resources Inc. is the company behind this proposal, and they said “it will invest more than $300 million to extract gold, zinc, copper and silver along the Menominee River” (Bergquist, 2016). The Menominee river is part of the border between Wisconsin and Michigan. The mine will have large effects on the environment and economy for Lake Michigan and Wisconsin. The

“Come on guys get together for a picture!” This is most likely what my mom said right before she snapped this picture of my brothers and me in the water on this year’s vacation to Silver Lake, Michigan. As we smiled I’m sure both of my brothers, Jason and Nolan, just wanted to get back to playing in the water as they were before. My dad was probably off drink in hand relaxing and soaking in the rays. Ella, our dog, though was definitely barking and being a pain in everyone’s behind. And me, I was

Abstract To collect data on the primary succession as new sand dunes form from the waters of Lake Michigan. To examine hypotheses relating to the progression of succession through facilitation and other species interactions and to examine how biotic and abiotic rigor change through time as succession proceeds. To further examine these concepts, we have gathered and conducted five tests. Our first experiment dealt with soil development, to show how soil changes and developments have advanced throughout

Waukesha counties. The city of Milwaukee has a total area of 96.84 square miles, with a land area of 96.17 square miles and a water area of 0.66 square miles. It has an elevation of 617 feet above sea level. The city is situated along the shores of Lake Michigan. It is also surrounded by other bodies of water such as the Milwaukee, Menomonee, Kinnickinnic, and Root Rivers, and Lincoln Creek. Because of its location, the city has a humid continental climate characterized by rapidly changing weather conditions

I was bored. The car ride was long. I thought the trip to my grandpa's boat lake Michigan would be short, but I was wrong. We hit every red light and I was losing my patience. We finally get there, the weather is bad, it’s raining, I had a sniffle, and we catch nothing. “Patience” grandpa said. A few weeks later we go out again, still nothing, but at least it wasn’t raining that day. I’d never fished before so when my hook caught pieces of seaweed I thought it was a fish. My grandpa reminded me

engines (Darling). Yes, it's true but Milwaukee has more to offer. Milwaukee is known for its beers, brats, lakes, cultural festival and happy days. Through recent years the city has been dealing with re-imaging itself. Despite all that, let's imagine if Milwaukee did end up being an abandoned city where neighborhoods are torn down, poverty is seen, more violence, and such others. Milwaukee lakes will possibly be scattered with trash, possible unsanitized waters. The 600,000 population will reduce quickly

Londo Lake, Hale Michigan Early mornings consist of donuts, tons of them. Everyone congregates on the porch or dock snacking and sipping at hot coffee. An early pontoon ride gets the day started. Upon return the kids flee to the cottage changing into their bathing suits, which is followed by racing down the hill towards the warm lake waters. This is a place where waves lap at the shore like a parched dog at water. Where the air smells quite fishy, but no one seems to mind. Seagulls kaw at each other