Wind sports such as board sailing are popular on Lake Michigan when the surf is up. Wind sports are green sports since they use the wind and waves to power them.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Great Lakes Singing Sand
Some of the best sand dunes around the Great Lakes are found in West Michigan. These sand dunes and the beaches are the so called "singing sands" so called because the sand will give off a high ringing note when a shoe is dragged across it. This is because of the high percentage of quartz in the fine sand.
Read more about sand dunes in The Dynamic Great Lakes
isbn 1-58851-731-4
photo by EPA
Read more about sand dunes in The Dynamic Great Lakes
isbn 1-58851-731-4
photo by EPA
Saturday, June 6, 2009
The Dynamic Great Lakes non fiction book
Friday, June 5, 2009
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