Episode 22 of MARS MESSINA PRESENTS is dedicated to the largest fresh water system in the world, THE GREAT LAKES. Learn some fun facts & figures about these sea-like bodies of water, that harbor their own deep and dark secrets, unknowable to even those who love them and live amongst their shores, all while using them for entertainment and as a trashcan. We will end with Bedtime Stories From The Acoustic Bookshelf with a reading of an excerpt from the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow epic poem, THE SONG OF HIAWATHA.

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