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Did you know that 40 million people live along the Great Lakes?  Of those 40 million people, one in every three Canadians, and one in every seven Americans rely on the Great Lakes for their freshwater

Mysteries of the Great Lakes is a timely film. All across the Great Lakes basin, there is a renewed interest in the health of the Lakes, and an increased awareness about the importance of this freshwater resource to the social and economic vitality of North America.  Dubbed ‘inland seas’ by early European explorers, the Great Lakes have some of the most spectacular wilderness scenery on Earth, and a fifth of all of the planet’s freshwater.

• It takes a drop of water nearly 400 years to travel from the headwaters of Lake Superior to the mouth of the St. Lawrence River
• The Great Lakes - Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan - are the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth
• The Great Lakes have some of the most spectacular wilderness sceneryon Earth, and a fifth of all the planet’s freshwater
• The Great Lakes have more than 10,000 miles (16,000 kilometres) of shoreline
• More than 40 million people live along the Great Lakes
• Today, 25% of all Canadians, and 10% of Americans live on the Great Lakes