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Native Peoples of the Great Lakes Region
The Iroquois and Five Nations dominated the Great Lakes and forced other nations out.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Great Lakes
The EPA profiles the Great Lakes ecosystem, their ecological protection and restoration, wetlands, shorelands, pollution prevention, and so on. Click "Visualizing the Great Lakes" for pictures of the lake environment.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: The Great Lakes
Learn about the Great Lakes by reading detailed facts and data about each of the five lakes. Presents information about management plans, environmental issues, and physical features.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Discover the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes include, Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario. These lakes form the largest fresh water system on earth and they are North America's greatest natural resource. Learn about the different lakes, how they formed,...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Can We Revive Lake Erie's "Dead Zone?"
This Ohio Sea Grant website features a WebQuest-like activity that explores the development of a dead zone, an oxygen-deprived area where there is no life, in Lake Erie. The activity aims to teach students about the processes that...
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Lakes and Ponds
This illustrated website features facts about lakes and ponds and their special place in geography, natural history, and as a biome.
Other
The Erie Canal: Clinton's Big Ditch
Overview of the Erie Canal from its initial proposal to its completion.
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation: Great Lakes
Visit this resource to briefly explore the geography and history, meet the wildlife, and understand the threats to the Great Lakes basin.
PublicBookshelf Corporation
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry: War of 1812
An excerpt from Volume III of "The Great Republic by the Master Historians," this one written by Theodore Roosevelt. It details Oliver Hazard Perry's victory in the Battle of Lake Erie.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago: The Great Lakes: Our Legacy, Our Future
This 2001 exhibit focused on the EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office's work to ensure the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes in the areas of chemical contamination and habitat loss.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: The Great Lakes
Map highlighting the Great Lakes of North America.