Lake Five archive · No. 3
Five questions about Lake Erie and Cleveland’s waterfront. Tap an answer; the explanation and source open underneath.
Answer: On the islands of western Lake Erie
It lives on the rocky shores of the western Lake Erie islands, around Put-in-Bay and its neighbors.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior: Recovery of the Lake Erie Watersnake (2011)
Answer: The Connecticut Land Company
He was one of the founders and directors of the Connecticut Land Co., which sent him to survey its Western Reserve land.
Answer: 210 feet
The deepest point is about 210 feet (64 m), in the eastern basin. Lake Superior reaches about 1,332 feet.
Answer: 1925
Built in 1925 at River Rouge, Michigan, by the Great Lakes Engineering Works.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Steamship William G. Mather Museum
Answer: 600 feet
The 1936 work made the winding river safe for 600-foot freighters.
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