The Heart of the Lakes: Freshwater in the Past, Present and Future of Southeast Michigan (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781948314046)

The water corridor that defines southeast Michigan sits at the heart of the world's largest freshwater ecosystem, the Great Lakes. Over forty-three trillion gallons of water a year flow through the Detroit River, providing a natural conduit for everything from fish migration to the movement of cargo-bearing one thousand-foot freighters, and a defining sense of place. But in both government policies and individual practices, the freshwater at the heart of the lakes was long neglected and sometimes abused. Today southeast Michigan enjoys an opportunity to learn from that history and put freshwater at the center of a prosperous and sustainable future. Joining this journey downriver in place and time, from Port Huron to Monroe, from the 1600s to the present, provides insight and hope for the region's water-based renaissance.


Author: Dave Dempsey
ISBN-10: 1948314045
ISBN-13: 9781948314046
Publisher: Greenstone Books
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2019
Pages: 106
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2019