Did you know that Lake Michigan is the third largest Great Lake by surface area and the sixth largest freshwater lake in the world?

Lake Michigan, by volume, is the second largest Great Lake and the only one located totally within the United States.

The word “Michigan” was originally used to refer to the lake itself, and is believed to come from the Ojibwa Indian word mishigami, meaning “great water.”

More than 10,000 ships have sunk in the Great Lakes – with 3,000 of those in Lake Michigan.

We really have had a couple dreary days here in the Seattle area. Things are brightening up right now and we’ll see how long it lasts.

Tomorrow and Saturday Dear and I are headed to the West Coast Conference ~ Standing Firm at Overlake Christian Church. Steve Lawson, John MacArthur and R.C. Sproul are the keynote speakers. I’m excited to be able to hear these 3 great defenders of our Faith right here in the Seattle area. When Dear and I were first married and living in the L.A. area we attended the church where John MacArthur is pastor. It will be good to hear John again in person after all these years. I’ll be scarce on the internet the next couple days.

Hope all is well where you find yourself the next few days.