Geographer Rick Laprairie says he has found the earliest known reference to "Toronto" ever seen on a map. It comes from a collection in Paris and dates back to 1678.

But there's one lake you won't find on any map, Lake Agassiz. This gigantic glacial lake, which covered parts of Canada, North Dakota, and Northwestern Minnesota, drained away thousands of years ago.

The map showing Cayuga Lake references a "tarry," which is a kind of ferry, Parmenter said. At the "tarry," a traveler might have signaled across the lake for someone to paddle over in a canoe and ...

Lake Michigan, which is bordered by Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan, is shown with a current Low Water Datum (LWD) level of 1.90 feet, with a high LWD of 4.92 feet.

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