Let’s take a tour in and around the Great Lakes. These massive inland lakes are recreational jewels offering fabulous fishing, lake side cottage living, maritime history, rolling sand dunes and friendly small towns.
Known as "North America's Fresh Coast", the Great Lakes are the largest bodies of fresh water in the world and a nature lover’s paradise. Marvel at wolf and moose, fish for pike and perch and reminisce at Niagara Falls and the Mackinac Bridge.
Enjoy cheese in Green Bay and beer in Milwaukee, culture in Chicago and dance in Detroit. So let’s soak up the culture and relax with a tour of the Great Lakes.
Allow the distractions of everyday life to be washed away as we reflect on nature’s beauty and enjoy this Amazing Place of America – The Great Lakes.
Facts about The Great Lakes
- The Great Lakes contain 6 quadrillion gallons of fresh water, or one-fifth of the world’s fresh surface water. Only the polar icecaps and Lake Baikal (Siberia) contain more.
- Spread evenly across the continental U.S., the Great Lakes would submerge the country under about 9.5 feet of water.
- The Lakes cover more than 94,000 square miles (larger than the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire combined).
- At 10,900 miles, The Great Lakes shoreline is equal to almost 44% of the circumference of the Earth. Michigan has more coastline than any state except Alaska.
- Scientists are monitoring a potential ecological threat posed by Asian Carp, a non-native species that has been spotted within a few miles of Lake Michigan. There are concerns that if the creature migrates into the Lake, they could eventually upend the entire Great Lakes ecosystem.
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