Great Lakes Cities

[Docere]

Milwaukee

Minimum elevation 177 m
Maximum elevation 262 m

Chicago

Minimum elevation 177 m
Maximum elevation 205 m

Detroit

Minimum elevation 174 m
Maximum elevation 204 m

Cleveland

Minimum elevation 174 m
Maximum elevation 320 m

Buffalo

Minimum elevation 174 m
Maximum elevation 220 m

Rochester

Minimum elevation 75 m
Maximum elevation 213 m

Hamilton

Minimum elevation 75 m
Maximum elevation 250 m

Toronto

Minimum elevation 75 m
Maximum elevation 209 m

[Steely Dan]

^ your minimums for Chicago and Milwaukee are weird.

Lake Huron-Michigan's surface elevation is typically given as 176m, though that can vary by a meter or two +/- over the course of a year, and from year to year.

And the Detroit River at Detroit is usually given as 174m, though that can vary a tiny bit too, as can all water levels in the great lakes.

[Docere]

Corrected.

[Steely Dan]

Why you cheating lake huron-michigan elevation by 1 meter?

Flat-ass Chicago needs every single last millimeter of elevation change it can get.

[mrnyc]

something fun — flying dutchmen

aka fata morgana on the great lakes

most often seen in spring/april

they are common — as a kid i would often see these floating freighters & shorelines & inverted setting suns too —


lake superior freighter



canada shoreline from lake erie

[deja vu]

It's open. It's finally open!

The Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Detroit and Windsor, officially opened to vehicular traffic on Monday, July 27, at approximately 12:00 pm

Celebratory post, here

[mrnyc]

Originally Posted by deja vu

It's open. It's finally open!

The Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Detroit and Windsor, officially opened to vehicular traffic on Monday, July 27, at approximately 12:00 pm

Celebratory post, here

yes its open now — i watched a video of a ride across pretty cool.

however, pretty dissappointed deja vu has nothing to say about fata morgana.

[deja vu]

Originally Posted by mrnyc

yes its open now — i watched a video of a ride across pretty cool.

however, pretty dissappointed deja vu has nothing to say about fata morgana.

Sorry! Didn't mean to detract. Fata morgana phenomena are quite cool; I've seen some in-person too!

[mrnyc]

^ i just figured fata morgana would vibe with deja vu


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highmark stadium in buffalo from across lake erie —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbi77dbuHpQ/?igsh=bWNqaGg5MHYwMzV0

[deja vu]

Originally Posted by mrnyc

^ i just figured fata morgana would vibe with deja vu

D'oh - lol, I totally missed the joke!

[Docere]

A very well-done documentary about contemporary Toronto by the German public broadcaster:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOZR9OY0Qjk

(Germany has I believe have the best funded public broadcaster).

[mrnyc]

their first great lake — the beatles at edgewater park cleveland 1964 —

[hipster duck]

Of the 5 Great Lakes, how many of these have you:

1. Seen?
2. Touched? (dipping your hand or foot in)
3. Swam in?
4. Been on a boat in?
5. Visited an island in?
6. Encircled? (drove completely around, even if not in one trip)
7. Been on a boat that traveled so far from the coastline that you couldn't see it?
8. Scuba dived in? (with gear, not just swimming around with a snorkel or underwater holding your breath)

[hipster duck]

For me:

1. All of them
2. All of them
3. Ontario, Huron, Erie
4. Ontario, Huron
5. Ontario, Huron
6. Ontario - but it was via I-90, I-81 so I didn't get very close to the lake on the NYS side.
7. None. I was on the Chee chee maun, but you can see the Eastern shore in the distance pretty much at all times.
8. None

[Steely Dan]

For me.

1. All 5
2. All 5
3. Michigan, Huron, Erie
4. Michigan, Huron, Erie
5. Michigan, Huron
6. Michigan
7. Michigan (SS Badger cross-lake car-ferry)
8. None (I've never scuba'd anywhere, ever).

Bonus points: I've seen, touched, and been in a boat on Lake St. Clair

[mrnyc]

1. all
2. all
3. all
4. all
5. not sure, a few
6. one, erie
7. been a boat is for casuals lol, hows about walked
8. zero, no thanks

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by hipster duck

Of the 5 Great Lakes, how many of these have you:

1. Seen?
2. Touched? (dipping your hand or foot in)
3. Swam in?
4. Been on a boat in?
5. Visited an island in?
6. Encircled? (drove completely around, even if not in one trip)
7. Been on a boat that traveled so far from the coastline that you couldn't see it?
8. Scuba dived in? (with gear, not just swimming around with a snorkel or underwater holding your breath)

1. Seen? Does a plane count? Superior is the only one I haven't see in that case. Ontario is the one I've only seen by plane.
2. Touched? (dipping your hand or foot in) 2 for sure, maybe 3. I can't remember if I touched Huron or not. I have touched Erie and Michigan.
3. Swam in? Only Erie.
4. Been on a boat in? Erie and Huron.
5. Visited an island in? Erie and Huron.
6. Encircled? (drove completely around, even if not in one trip) I guess I've technically encircled Erie.
7. Been on a boat that traveled so far from the coastline that you couldn't see it? Probably on Erie but I don't recall for absolute certain.
8. Scuba dived in? (with gear, not just swimming around with a snorkel or underwater holding your breath) None.

[Age of Whamsies]

Originally Posted by hipster duck

Of the 5 Great Lakes, how many of these have you:

1. Seen?
2. Touched? (dipping your hand or foot in)
3. Swam in?
4. Been on a boat in?
5. Visited an island in?
6. Encircled? (drove completely around, even if not in one trip)
7. Been on a boat that traveled so far from the coastline that you couldn't see it?
8. Scuba dived in? (with gear, not just swimming around with a snorkel or underwater holding your breath)

1. 5 (4 from the ground, Ontario from the air)
2. Superior and Michigan
3. Superior
4. 0
5. 0
6. Michigan
7. 0
8. 0