The Great Lakes

The true stories beneath the surface of the world's largest freshwater ecosystem.. Everybody who looks at the Great Lakes knows they're big but why are they Great? From sea serpents to sunken ships from lonely lighthouses to fish on Prozac this book engages the reader in a quest to find what's beneath the surface.. The next time you get into a debate about whether Lake Superior is the world’s largest lake grab your copy of Fact or Fake and win the argument. Filled with forty important and occasionally esoteric topics this quick and entertaining guide will enrich your Great Lakes knowledge and make you want to know even more about these amazing freshwater wonders. —Jane Elder longtime Great Lakes advocate. A perfect read for families as they vacation on Great Lakes shores for afternoon and bedtime reading and for teachers to supplement their Great Lakes curriculum. Another writing win from our best Great Lakes expert. —Sally Cole-Misch author of The Best Part of Us a 2021 Readers' Favorite International Silver Medal in Literary Fiction. Are there whales in the Great Lakes? Sharks? Sea monsters even? Did a king once live on an island in Lake Michigan? Read Dave Dempsey’s wonderfully engaging and richly informative book – written in the manner of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! – and find out. You’ll be absorbed by what you didn’t know and enlightened by what you learn. —Tim Mulherin author of Sand Stars Wind & Water: Field Notes from Up North. ____________________Dave Dempsey is the author of 12 books on the environment and other topics. He has worked in environmental policy for the Governor of Michigan the International Joint Commission and various nonprofit organizations since 1982. A graduate of Michigan State University Dave lives in Traverse City Michigan.. FLOW’s mission is to ensure the waters of the Great Lakes Basin are healthy public and protected for all. The public trust doctrine holds that certain natural resources like navigable waters are preserved in perpetuity for the benefit of the public to use and enjoy. Under the public trust the waters of the Great Lakes Basin can never be controlled by or transferred to private interests for private purposes or gain. Our rights to use the water of the Great Lakes Basin cannot be alienated or subordinated by our governments to special private interests. Founded in 2011 by pioneering environmental leader and attorney Jim Olson FLOW is tackling among other threats the antiquated Line 5 petroleum pipeline through the Straits of Mackinac the commercialization of water and raw sewage contaminating groundwater and surface water.