Winter Reading/Surfing
If you don't already refer to it regularly, you might want to know about the Great Lakes on-line almanac, published jointly by the Canadian government and the US Environmenal Protection Agency. It's an on-line book, filled with facts, photos, maps, and all kinds of historical information about the Great Lakes. For example, did you know that the lakes hold 5,500 cubic miles (22,809 cubic km) of fresh water, which is 90% of the US supply and 18% of the world supply of non-salty water. Here's the web site...