![]() | Pandora''s Locks: The Opening of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Subjects: Biological invasions -- Great Lakes (North America); Nonindigenous aquatic pests -- Great Lakes (North America); Discharge of ballast water -- Environmental aspects -- Saint Lawrence Seaway; Discharge of ballast water -- Government policy -- North America; The St. Lawrence Seaway was considered one of the world's greatest engineering achievements when it opened in 1959. The $1 billion project-a series of locks, canals, and dams that tamed the ferocious St. Lawrence River-opened the Great Lakes to the global shipping industry. Jeff Alexander has been an award-winning environmental journalist for over 25 years. Jeff was awarded the 2009 Historical Society of Michigan State History Award (Pandora's Locks). His book The Muskegon received a Michigan Notable Book award, Historical Society of Michigan State History Award, and ForeWord Book of the Year Award. |
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