Those of us lucky enough to live in Ontario often take the Great Lakes
for granted. We might not realize that one-fifth of all the fresh
surface water in the world
— that works out to 27 quadrillion litres —
is contained within them.
The French explorers called Lake Huron La Mer Douce, or "Soft Sea". On this September afternoon however, the winds picked up and created dramatic waves as the water came crashing over the shallow sandbanks.
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