Lake Five archive · No. 19
Five questions about Lake Erie and Cleveland’s waterfront. Tap an answer; the explanation and source open underneath.
Answer: Cleveland's incorporation as a city
It celebrated 100 years since Cleveland was incorporated, and was meant to lift the city out of the Depression.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Great Lakes Exposition
Answer: Marblehead Lighthouse
Marblehead Lighthouse, on the peninsula near Sandusky Bay, has guided ships since 1822.
Answer: Pelee Island
Pelee Island, in Ontario, is the largest of Lake Erie's islands.
Source: Wikipedia: Lake Erie
Answer: Eastern Europe and western Asia
They come from the lakes and rivers of eastern Europe and western Asia (around the Black and Caspian Seas).
Source: USGS: What are zebra mussels and why should we care about them?
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
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