This brief discussion of the Battle of Lake Erie contains many links to significant names and events.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the building of the Erie Canal. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

The EPA profiles the Great Lakes ecosystem, their ecological protection and restoration, wetlands, shorelands, pollution prevention, and so on. Click "Visualizing the Great Lakes" for pictures of the lake environment.

Learn about the Great Lakes by reading detailed facts and data about each of the five lakes. Presents information about management plans, environmental issues, and physical features.

This illustrated website features facts about lakes and ponds and their special place in geography, natural history, and as a biome.

This 2001 exhibit focused on the EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office's work to ensure the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes in the areas of chemical contamination and habitat loss.

Visit this resource to briefly explore the geography and history, meet the wildlife, and understand the threats to the Great Lakes basin.

Learn about the Erie Canal, one of the most famous man-made bodies of water in the world. Completed in 1825, the Erie Canal connected the port of New York City on the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes transforming trade, industry, and...

Overview of the Erie Canal from its initial proposal to its completion.

A map of Lake Erie during the War of 1812 showing the site of the naval Battle of Lake Erie (10 September, 1813). The map shows Lake St. Claire, Detroit, and Erie Pennsylvania.

A map of western Lake Erie and Lake St. Claire showing important sites during the War of 1812, including the battleground on the River Thames, Detroit, Brownstown, Fort Malden, Frenchtown, Fort Meigs, and Fort Lower Sandusky (Fort...

A map of Lake Erie showing the site at the western end of the lake of the Battle of Put-in-Bay on September 10, 1813 between the United States Navy under Oliver Perry and the British Royal Navy.

An excerpt from Volume III of "The Great Republic by the Master Historians," this one written by Theodore Roosevelt. It details Oliver Hazard Perry's victory in the Battle of Lake Erie.

This page focuses on some background about Oliver Hazard Perry and the battle of Lake Erie in 1813. Discusses in depth the growth and development of Avon, Ohio.

A short essay and video on some of the phrases and people that became famous during the War of 1812, and in particular, the Battle of Lake Erie.

The North American Great Lakes- Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior- are so big that they border 8 states and contain 23 quadrillion liters of water. They span forest, grassland, and wetland habitats, supporting a region that's...

This site provides a brief introduction to the river system and canals of Ohio. Includes a history of the canal system, details and maps of the drainage throughout the state, and how the river systems are used today.

Provides details about the Erie Canal that stretched for 363 miles linking the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.

The route of the Erie Canal, showing the line of transportation from Lake Erie to New York City .

Map highlighting the Great Lakes of North America.

The 'Indiana' steamboat sank in Lake Erie in the mid-1800's. The story of the ship is told through artifacts and maps.

On July 4, 1954, Marilyn Sheppard, the wife of a handsome thirty-year-old doctor, Sam Sheppard, was brutally murdered in the bedroom of their home in Bay Village, Ohio, on the shore of Lake Erie. Sam Sheppard denied any involvement in...

A map from 1906 of the Great Lakes Region, showing major cities and ports, canals (including the Erie Canal), rivers, and steamship routes across the lakes, including routes of the St. Lawrence and Lake Champlain.

The War of 1812 showed American military weakness in many ways, but the British lost anyway. Read about some of the major battles, the treaty that ended the war, and the battle that was fought after the treaty was already signed.