Talk:Great Lakes region (North America)

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[edit] Wrong name

This article is really about US region. This should be main plain in the article, rather than including Ontario. This would parallel the division between the Great Plains and Prairie Provinces further west. Kevlar67 18:07, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

I have to agree. A term like "Canadian Great Lakes" makes about as much sense as "American San Francisco Bay." Both areas only have relevance in one province/state. As such, the Great Lakes should be identified as a region in the Ontario article, if anywhere.--129.89.207.24 16:48, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
Living in Michigan, I have to come to the conclusion that Ontario should be included in this page. We depend on Ontario and Ontario depends on us, and both of us depend on the Great Lakes. We have to look at this from a diffrent point of view, although the United States thinks they own the lakes, lets not froget about our friendly neighbors. Cgord (talk) 23:00, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Count me definitively on the side of including Ontario. Not only geographically, economically, and culturally, but even politically Ontario and the American side are a coherent unit. GreatLakesdemocracy (talk) 19:03, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Great Lakes Regional Identity

    • Regional Identity **


I added a few summary paragraphs about the Great Lakes region's most famous, and least controverial, contributions to national, continental, and global history, political economy, technology and culture.

I'd appreciate feedback on the selection of content. It's hard to judge what to include and leave out. Abraham Lincoln and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 are easy. Frank Lloyd Wright? Oprah Winfrey? Balloon-frame house?

The Great lakes, for instance, is arguably home and host of modern-day industrial labor unions, large-scale agricultural cooperatives, mass production of steel, and contemporary versions of blues, polka, Rock'N'Roll and Motown. But other regions, even other nations, would instantly dispute the claim.


GreatLakesdemocracy (talk) 19:02, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

On reflection, I included the list of states and Ontario in the introductory paragraph, and subordinated the list of cities to below the text.

Nominations, please for contributions and native sons/daughters.

thx —Preceding unsigned comment added by GreatLakesdemocracy (talk • contribs) 20:21, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] History

I'd like to add a "History" section. Any reactions from anyone?

thx —Preceding unsigned comment added by GreatLakesdemocracy (talk • contribs) 19:55, 23 April 2008 (UTC)