My childhood trips to Lake Michigan form part of my identity as a Michigander. Lake Michigan is a system of five, fresh water lakes dubbed the great lakes. Four out of the five great Lakes surround the state of Michigan; as a result most Michiganders travel a nearby Great Lake in the summer. Like other Michiganders, my family heads to Lake Michigan every summer to spend time on Lake Michigan. My Grandmother purchased a trailer by the Lakeshore and allowed her eight children to spend a week of summer on the Lakeshore. Over the years my vacations on Lake Michigan shaped great memories for me.
My most common memory of Lake Michigan revolves around a swim in the Lake. Still, when I swim in Lake Michigan, I gamble on the weather. After the cold,
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That summer my sister gained a fascination with small pits in the sand by the trailer. The residents of the small pits are grotesque bugs, the larvae of the winged creature called the Antlion. The antlion larvae burrow small conical pits and hides in the tip. If a bug tumbles down the death pit, the antlion grabs the ant with its jaws and feasts upon the bug. My sister desired to capture an antlion. Together, we attempted different techniques to coax the antlion out of the hole. My sister grasped the antlion with her fingers and discovered antlions hide at the center of the sand pit. She explained her triumph to me with bliss, but I watched in horror at the antlion pinched between her fingers. Later we learned a comparatively humane method. We cupped our hands, lifted the sand from the pit and placed the sand on the boardwalk. The Antlion wiggled from the thin layer of sand. We caught our prey, but my sister failed to achieve satisfaction. Now my sister perfected her technique, yet she decided to conduct a scientific experiment. My sister placed an Antlion in a bucket, a few hours and nothing happened. Yet, by the next morning, the familiar Antlion Pit emerged. My sister grew out of capturing Antlions, but every time I journey to the trailer I capture an antlion. After, I perceive the small bug in my hands; I crouch down and release the antlion to the sand. I re-experiences the time we spent deciphering the correct way to catch an
At the dawn of the Twentieth century, cities, like Dayton, had factories being erected almost every day. The Industrialism period brought many people to cities looking for jobs. As cities became crowded and people overworked, a movement began to spend more time outside enjoying nature and all it has to offer. This created an opportunity that Charles W. Shaeffer saw, and jumped on (Dalton 11). He gave way for the idea of a club for those to spend time together, outdoors, to be involved with one another and to bring the community together as one. In the age of industrialism, in this city of 1000 factories, Dayton Canoe Club helped spark a new found love of outdoors for those in the city, and continues to do so today, 100 years later.
The lake itself plays a major role throughout the story, as it mirrors the characters almost exactly. For example, the lake is described as being “fetid and murky, the mud banks glittering with broken glass and strewn with beer cans” (125). The characters are also described as being “greasy” or “dangerous” several times, which ties the lake and the characters together through their similarities. The narrator explains, “We were bad. At night we went up to Greasy Lake” (124). This demonstrates the importance that the surroundings in which the main characters’ choose to be in is extremely important to the image that they reflect. At the beginning of the story, these characters’ images and specifically being “bad” is essentially all that mattered to them. “We wore torn up leather jackets…drank gin and grape juice…sniffed glue and ether and what somebody claimed was cocaine” (124). They went out of their ...
Wisconsin Dells was better than Six Flags because my family stayed longer. We were in Wisconsin Dells for four days, but we were only at Six Flags for two days. Because we were in the Dells longer, my family was able to create more memories. Six Flags may have had more attractions inside the park itself, but I felt rushed and did not enjoy my time there as much. The length of time my family spent in Wisconsin also gave us the ability to experience the numerous attractions found outside of the park.
Great Lakes Region. This region includes lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Ontario, & Erie as well as surrounding
Before the arrival of Europeans on the American continents, a wide variety of Indigenous tribes inhabited the land. Those tribes formed alliances, made war, studied, migrated, and worshipped for generations before Europeans began recording their histories. When the Europeans arrived on scene they had conquest in their hearts as they plundered tribal stores and lands for wealth, all while attempting to rescue the locals from the perceived threat of eternal damnation. However, the tribes of the Americas, like Indigenous tribes in other parts of the world, had their own faith systems. In some areas of the New World, Europeans successfully outlawed native faiths and imposed one or another version of Christianity on the local tribes, but in other
Michigan is the only state in the union composed to two separated peninsulas. At the closest point, the upper and lower peninsulas are a mere five miles apart. In the early twentieth century, the only way to make the trip across the five miles of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron was to take a boat ride from one side to the other. As businesses expanded and industry grew, the demand to cross the lakes for travel and commerce purposes grew. The only way to cross the lake was by means of a ferry service, which was unable to keep up with consumer demand. Michigan residents were unable to get convenient and frequent transport between the peninsulas. They needed a consistent, fast, and safe way to travel freely from the mainland to the upper-peninsula. In response, the construction of a five-mile-long suspension bridge to link the peninsulas was set into action. The construction of the Mackinac Bridge was greatly significant to the national economy, the field of engineering, the efficiency of travel, and the historic symbolism of the state of Michigan.
People from this continent made up about 20% of Colonial America in the years leading up to the American Revolution, helping raise tobacco in Maryland and Virginia. What continent provided the workers who served either on the farm or as servants in towns and cities?
What is a hero? A hero isn’t someone who flies through the air or someone who has super speed. A hero is simply a person who inspires you to be great. Jose Luis Andalon son of an immigrant,migrant worker from Mexico is very hard working. He is 39 years old and short. He is the baby boy of six kids and was born in Salinas, California then moved to Gonzales, California. Luis Andalon, my dad inspires me to work hard and never stop working hard no matter what.
Michigan is one of the leading tourist states. About 22 million people visit the state each year. Both the Upper and Lower peninsulas offer resort and recreation facilities, and scenic beauty. In addition to the Great Lakes, Michigan has more than 11,000 smaller lakes. Forests cover over half the state. Michigan offers excellent hunting and fishing opportunities for sport enthusiasts.
“The Blue People of Troublesome Creek,” was spread and caused by many different factors. It was a blood defect that was passed down throughout generations of inbreeding and close relations of several families. The remoteness of the “colony” of blue people had an effect on why this spread to so many people, and not just a few. The actually deficiency itself was called methemoglobinemia, and was an enzyme defect. Doctor Cawein was the one to actually discover and treat the defect, and make the people of troublesome creek no longer blue but pink.
Some Michigan Heroes can be people that helped you in life or helped you succeed in life. My Michigan Hero is someone that raised me, taught me everything I know in life today. This person is my idol, that gave me a hand when I needed one, or told me to keep my head up and never look down. I wouldn’t know what to do in life if this person wasn’t in it.
Crow Lake is Canadian author Mary Lawson's first novel，which is narrated by Kate Morrison, the second child in the Morrison family. A serious car accident left seven-year-old Kate, her one and half year old sister, Bo, and her two older brothers, Luke and Matt, orphans. Rather than live with relatives separately, they chose to live together and grow up. Luke and Matt made many sacrifices to support their family and they also got many helps from their community. The story took place in Crow Lake, a remote small farming community in northen Ontario.
My Michigan hero is my dad. He not only was my dad, but he was my best friend. We did so much together and I don’t think I can forget that. He’s the kind of person that would expect so much out of me, but he did realize that sometimes, I can’t give it all to him. But I know that he gave his all to me, even though it doesn’t seem like it sometimes.
There is no denying the presences of the Great Lakes, not only are they unavoidable, but they have also been a major player in the growing of civilization in North America and Canada. A person would have to live under a rock, no pun intended, to not know about these phenomenons. Most would ask from where did these Great Lakes come? How did they form? How are they beneficial? What are some of the Great Lakes here? A Great Lake is an extremely large inland freshwater sea, which is amazing since we are surround by oceans occupied with salt water. The Great Lakes are the largest system of fresh surface water on Earth, which makes them vital to our survival. However, they have been subject to damage by pollutants. There are five lakes in North America, which are: Lake Michigan, Huron, Erie, Superior, and Ontario. Not many people take the time to try to understand our Great Lakes or the importance of them. Coming to understand what these Great Lakes are, how they got here, and how they are beneficial to our ecosystem will ultimately help us further appreciate their vital diversity and encourage us to preserve them.
Mornings, after several days of rain, my entire world smells so fresh and clean and all the leaves are a vibrant green. As I walked this morning under cloudy overcast skies, I glanced up and much to my surprise there was a beautiful rainbow in all is magnificent glory stretching across the horizon. No, not one but two! Now that is something to see.