Lake Erie
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Fourth largest of the Great Lakes, it has been known for years for its high level of pollution.
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Yet over the next five months, the 40-year-old from Cincinnati has a Disney cruise, a visit to Lake Erie and a trip to New Orleans for a Bruno Mars concert booked.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
A ship identifying itself as the USS Lake Erie - a guided missile cruiser - last transmitted its location in the Caribbean Sea on 30 August, east of the Panama Canal on 30 August.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025
But to truly make an impact on Lake Erie, they will need to expand their efforts.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2025
"That's two and a half times the volume of Lake Erie lost."
From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2024
The backyards of these houses fell away in green slopes down to a strip of sand, and then the blue Lake Erie, lapping all the way to Canada.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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