Introduction I have lately come to terms with my obsession with water. There is something about it that draws my attention, and if I can express one wish, I’d say that I wish to hike more water places. The good news for me, in this...
In the 1890s, William T. Love began digging a canal near Niagara Falls, New York. The canal was never finished, leaving a seemingly useless hole in the ground. But when industries starting flocking to the area in later years, this trench, Love Canal, was bound...
During the fall semester of my freshman year at Niagara University, I was assigned to do my Learn and Serve tutoring at Niagara Falls Middle School. For the first part of the two hours that I spent at the school every Monday, I would observe...
Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, and Lake Erie make up the Great Lakes system. The Great Lakes contain the largest supply of freshwater in the world, holding approximately 18% of the world’s supply of freshwater, and 84% of North America’s supply of...