Pure Michigan Connect - Michigan's Travel and Tourism Blog

Pure Michigan Connect - Michigan's Travel and Tourism Blog

Tweetable Facts About the Great Lakes

April 10, 2012

in Outdoors,Posts by Region

Photo by Chris Arace

Michigan is known for its five Great Lakes, and there are plenty of fun facts to share about Lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior. Posted below are ten facts that are short enough to Tweet out to your followers on Twitter. Be sure to follow Pure Michigan on Twitter as well for news and updates about our great state!

Did you know the Great Lakes in @PureMichigan have 6 quadrillion gallons of fresh water? http://bit.ly/IvQOHW
Fun fact: The Great Lakes contain one-fifth of our fresh surface water supply @PureMichigan http://bit.ly/IvQOHW
The Great Lakes contain more than 94,000 square miles of water @PureMichigan http://bit.ly/IvQOHW
Fun fact: one inch of surface water of Lake Superior is equal to 553 billion gallons @PureMichigan http://bit.ly/IvQOHW
Lake Superior: the largest freshwater lake in the world @PureMichigan http://bit.ly/IvQOHW
Fun fact: Lake Michigan covers over 23,000 miles @PureMichigan http://bit.ly/IvQOHW
Fun fact: Lake Huron was 1st of Great Lakes to be discovered by European explorers @PureMichigan http://bit.ly/IvQOHW
Fun fact: Lake Huron is the fifth largest freshwater lake in the world @PureMichigan http://bit.ly/IvQOHW
Of the five Great Lakes, Lake Erie is the warmest and most biologically productive @PureMichigan http://bit.ly/IvQOHW
Lake Ontario: 4th among Great Lakes in maximum depth, but 2nd to Lake Superior in average depth @PureMichigan http://bit.ly/IvQOHW

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{ 8 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Marilyn Johnson27 April 10, 2012 at 9:52 am

I’ve been on, in and under all five Great Lakes many times! I expect to be doing the same many more times ;) !!!!!

2 Sue April 10, 2012 at 11:19 am

Hmm. Might want to add that hydrologically speaking, Lakes Michigan and Huron are actually one lake.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001804.html or

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-Michigan-Huron/110568572329439 

3 Ken April 10, 2012 at 4:57 pm

You do realize that only 4 of the 5 are part of Michigan.

4 Bluedogg55 April 12, 2012 at 7:48 pm

I love the Pure Michigan ads. They bring
tears to my eyes. Thank you Tim Allen
Cindy

5 GPS April 18, 2012 at 1:36 am

Only if Atlantic and Pacific are one ocean!

6 Joe April 19, 2012 at 2:35 pm

 the http://www.notsopuremichigan.com ads are funny

7 J Bunting May 4, 2012 at 10:52 pm

I love the Pure Michigan ads also!   I long to be somewhere in sight of Lake Michigan this summer, but I’m afraid it’s not meant to be.  I’m glad to hear from others who love the Great Lakes so much also…..

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