American Coots Huddle Together
American Coots gather on Lake Wisconsin ahead of the migration south. (Lodi, Wisconsin)
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Treacherous Route
Safe passage through the rocky shoals to reach the ocean is obtained by staying between the channel markers: red triangle to port (left), green square to starboard (right). Sometimes its good to have reliable markers to help guide your journey – Biscayne National Park. (Homestead, Florida)
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Marking the Way Between Islands
Vessels of all sizes stream past Round Island Light, from small pleasure craft, to Mackinac Island tourist ferries, to the mighty 1,000-foot lake freighters, a key point in their journey from Lake Michigan through the Straits of Mackinac and Lake Huron and on to Lake Superior. (Mackinac Island, Michigan)
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Thunderous Waterfall
The American Falls as seen from the Canadian side of the Niagara River. The falls were formed about 12,000 years ago by melting glaciers that also created the Great Lakes. As water from Lake Erie flows toward Lake Ontario, it continues to carve into the Niagara escarpment (Niagara Falls, Ontario and New York).
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Journey Into the Mist
One of the most visited locations in America and here one of the famous tour boats (this one Canadian) enters the mist of Horseshoe Falls. Yes, you will get wet! (Niagara Falls, New York and Ontario)
