Water traffic

chapter 12

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May 14th 2007
For some time now there has been a lot of water traffic in the Traverse area. Goods being moved from port to port, ships that have traveled through Asia, through the Saint Lawrence Seeway, the Great Lakes and so on find there way here. When these ships come into freshwater (as opposed to sea water) they release the sea water that accumulated oversees on the bilge, and the organisms it carries are ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more