The Great Lakes Author:Harlan Hatcher From the Forword: — "The five interconnecting lakes lying in the heart of the North American continent are descriptively, if not imaginatively called simply the Great Lakes. The name is apt. No other adjective describes the expanse of the region, or the activity on this greatest body of fresh water in the world. The Lakes are great in size, great... more » in commerce, great in engineering, great in history and romance, great in cities and industry along their shores, great in interest and their beauty.« less