Alliance for the Great Lakes Alliance for the Great Lakes The Alliance for the Great Lakes is the largest and oldest citizens' environmental organization dedicated to the protection of the Great Lakes. With more than 20 staff and six offices, its mission is to conserve and restore the world's largest freshwater resource using policy, education and local efforts, ensuring a healthy Great Lakes and clean water for generations of people and wildlife. Throughout its history, the integration of public engagement and sound policy have been the cornerstone to its approach to Great Lakes restoration and protection. The proliferation of nuclear power plants around Lake Michigan
Largest shipwrecks on the Great Lakes known. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum estimates that about 6,000 shipwrecks lie beneath the surface of the lakes, while maritime historian Mark Thompson reckons that more than 25,000 shipwrecks are located in the waters of the Great Lakes. ! scope="col"|Ship ! scope="col"|In service ! scope="col"|Out of service ! scope="col"|Length (ft) ! scope="col"|Vessel type ! scope="col"|Launched ! scope="col"|Final disposition ! scope="col"|Notes ! scope="col"|Coordinates !scope="row"|"SS Leecliffe Hall !scope="row"|"SS Edmund Fitzgerald !scope="row"|"SS Carl D. Bradley !scope="row"|"SS Daniel J. Morrell !scope="row"|"SS William C Moreland !scope="row"|"SS Cedarville !scope="row"|"SS Chester A. Congdon !scope="row"|"SS D.R. Hanna !scope="row"|"SS James C. Carruthers !scope="row"|"SS Henry B. Smith !scope="row"|"SS Emperor !scope="row"|"SS