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Re: Other: Lake Erie Mystery Wave *Link*
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 4/27/2011, 2:19 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Lake Erie Mystery Wave *Link* (Mike Bielski)

: Western Lake Erie is very shallow, but sometimes this is a
: hinderance. It doesn't take much wind to push up a good chop or
: better really quickly because it's so shallow.

: Wooden Boat had an article about Great Lakes passenger steamers in
: the latest issue. It had a sidebar about Charles Dickens' visit
: to the United States in 1842, and his passage on the steamer
: Constitution from Sandusky, Ohio to Buffalo, New York. He wrote:
: "It's all very fine talking about Lake Erie, but it won't
: do for persons who are liable to sea-sickness. We were all sick.
: It's almost as bad in that respect as the Atlantic. The waves
: are very short, and horribly constant."

: m

Mike,

The pond comment was because some people living on salt water consider the great lakes nothing more than a large pond. I've lived and boated on the lakes for nearly my entire life I just get a bit tired of the constant "it's just a lake" comments and don't bother arguing the fact anymore.

Bill H.

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Other: Lake Erie Mystery Wave *Link*
Mike Bielski -- 4/26/2011, 8:22 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/26/2011, 8:46 am
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Etienne Muller - ireland -- 4/27/2011, 4:08 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/27/2011, 7:11 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/27/2011, 9:35 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/27/2011, 11:20 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/27/2011, 11:52 am
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Mike Bielski -- 4/27/2011, 10:00 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/28/2011, 7:39 am
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Mike Bielski -- 4/28/2011, 8:12 am
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Mike Bielski -- 4/27/2011, 12:00 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/27/2011, 1:16 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 4/27/2011, 1:47 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/27/2011, 2:19 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 4/27/2011, 2:37 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 4/27/2011, 8:32 pm
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Mike Savage -- 4/28/2011, 1:03 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 4/28/2011, 1:26 pm
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Mike Savage -- 4/29/2011, 7:24 am
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Bill Bacheler -- 4/27/2011, 8:51 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 4/27/2011, 9:55 pm
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 4/27/2011, 1:32 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/27/2011, 2:28 pm
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 4/27/2011, 6:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/28/2011, 7:44 am
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Mike Bielski -- 4/27/2011, 10:03 pm