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- "Great Lakes" IPA Six-Pack, 2019 - Microbreweries emerged in the late 1900s as public interest in sustainable practices and made-from-scratch foods and beverages became popular and profitable. Many pursue ecologically friendly business practices (touting pure water and locally sourced or organic crops) and remind consumers of their shared responsibility. Great Lakes Brewing Company, an employee-owned microbrewery, committed itself to the environmental health of the Great Lakes and sustainable practices.
- 2019
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"Great Lakes" IPA Six-Pack, 2019
Microbreweries emerged in the late 1900s as public interest in sustainable practices and made-from-scratch foods and beverages became popular and profitable. Many pursue ecologically friendly business practices (touting pure water and locally sourced or organic crops) and remind consumers of their shared responsibility. Great Lakes Brewing Company, an employee-owned microbrewery, committed itself to the environmental health of the Great Lakes and sustainable practices.
- Pennant, "Great Lakes Exposition, Cleveland, 1936" - In 1936, Cleveland, Ohio, celebrated the centennial of the city's incorporation with the Great Lakes Exposition. Over four million people wandered through the 135-acre lakefront fair during its first year of operation. Many of these visitors bought souvenirs, like this pennant, as a memento of their time at the fair.
- 1936
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Pennant, "Great Lakes Exposition, Cleveland, 1936"
In 1936, Cleveland, Ohio, celebrated the centennial of the city's incorporation with the Great Lakes Exposition. Over four million people wandered through the 135-acre lakefront fair during its first year of operation. Many of these visitors bought souvenirs, like this pennant, as a memento of their time at the fair.
- Great Lakes Exposition Commemorative Half Dollar, 1936 - Cleveland celebrated the centennial of the city's incorporation with the Great Lakes Exposition during the summers of 1936 and 1937. This commemorative half-dollar coin, issued by the U. S. Mint, celebrated both events. Fairgoers could purchase this coin for a dollar and a half as a souvenir of their visit.
- 1936
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Great Lakes Exposition Commemorative Half Dollar, 1936
Cleveland celebrated the centennial of the city's incorporation with the Great Lakes Exposition during the summers of 1936 and 1937. This commemorative half-dollar coin, issued by the U. S. Mint, celebrated both events. Fairgoers could purchase this coin for a dollar and a half as a souvenir of their visit.
- "No Pipelines in the Great Lakes," July 2020 -
- July 01, 2020
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"No Pipelines in the Great Lakes," July 2020
- Great Lakes Baseball Team at Ford Rotunda Field, July 1943 - The Great Lakes Naval Training Station Bluejackets traveled to Dearborn, Michigan, to play the Ford All-Stars on July 14, 1943. Five thousand fans showed up at Ford's Rotunda Field to watch the Bluejackets' 6-2 victory. The Navy's team was managed by former Detroit Tigers all-star catcher Mickey Cochrane.
- July 14, 1943
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Great Lakes Baseball Team at Ford Rotunda Field, July 1943
The Great Lakes Naval Training Station Bluejackets traveled to Dearborn, Michigan, to play the Ford All-Stars on July 14, 1943. Five thousand fans showed up at Ford's Rotunda Field to watch the Bluejackets' 6-2 victory. The Navy's team was managed by former Detroit Tigers all-star catcher Mickey Cochrane.
- Great Lakes Water Quality - Take a look at the long-term international agreements and investment in Great Lakes environmental sustainability that helps protect the world’s largest freshwater system.
- April 15, 2022
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Great Lakes Water Quality
Take a look at the long-term international agreements and investment in Great Lakes environmental sustainability that helps protect the world’s largest freshwater system.
- Henry Ford II at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, April 1941 - Henry Ford II, son of Edsel Ford and grandson of Henry Ford, joined the U.S. Navy during World War II. The Navy planned to have him teach at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Chicago. But when his father died in May 1943, Henry Ford II was released to return to Ford Motor Company, a crucial military contractor.
- April 21, 1941
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Henry Ford II at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, April 1941
Henry Ford II, son of Edsel Ford and grandson of Henry Ford, joined the U.S. Navy during World War II. The Navy planned to have him teach at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Chicago. But when his father died in May 1943, Henry Ford II was released to return to Ford Motor Company, a crucial military contractor.
- Great Lakes Navy Baseball Team, Rotunda Field, Dearborn, Michigan, July 1944 - The Ford All-Stars defeated the visiting Great Lakes Naval Training Station Bluejackets 2-1 in a July 5, 1944, baseball match. Eight thousand fans came out to Ford's Rotunda Field to root on the hometown team. The All-Stars did not disappoint, winning on a ninth-inning home run and breaking the Bluejackets' 33-game winning streak.
- July 05, 1944
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Great Lakes Navy Baseball Team, Rotunda Field, Dearborn, Michigan, July 1944
The Ford All-Stars defeated the visiting Great Lakes Naval Training Station Bluejackets 2-1 in a July 5, 1944, baseball match. Eight thousand fans came out to Ford's Rotunda Field to root on the hometown team. The All-Stars did not disappoint, winning on a ninth-inning home run and breaking the Bluejackets' 33-game winning streak.
- Great Lakes Freighter "Henry Ford II," by J. Forbes Millar, 1924 -
- 1924
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Great Lakes Freighter "Henry Ford II," by J. Forbes Millar, 1924
- Ford Freighter "Norfolk" under Construction at Great Lakes Engineering Works, May 24, 1937 - Ford Motor Company built four canal boats in the 1930s to transport finished auto parts between Ford's production plants on the East Coast and its River Rouge complex in Michigan. The freighters were designed to travel on the New York State Barge Canal. The <em>Norfolk</em>, named for the location of one of the Ford's East Coast plants, began service in 1937.
- April 30, 1937
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Ford Freighter "Norfolk" under Construction at Great Lakes Engineering Works, May 24, 1937
Ford Motor Company built four canal boats in the 1930s to transport finished auto parts between Ford's production plants on the East Coast and its River Rouge complex in Michigan. The freighters were designed to travel on the New York State Barge Canal. The Norfolk, named for the location of one of the Ford's East Coast plants, began service in 1937.