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Saimaa

(Encyclopedia) SaimaaSaimaasīˈmä [key], lake system c.1,850 sq mi (4,790 sq km), occupying the heavily glaciated plateau of S central Finland. It comprises more than 120 connecting lakes; the large…

Montreal

(Encyclopedia) MontrealMontrealmŏnˌtrēôlˈ [key], Fr. MontréalMontrealmôNrāälˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 1,017,666), S Que., Canada, on Montreal island, surrounded by St. Lawrence River and Rivière des…

Great Novels by Native American Authors

Popular novels about Native life and heritage by Native authors Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Related Links American Indian Heritage Month American Indian Quotes Notable…

Lewis & Clark: Across the Great Divide

by NoahBrooks From the Minnetarees to the ShoshoneesDown the Pacific SlopeAcross the Great Divide Captain Clark had now left the water-shed of the Missouri behind him…

The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

Among the worst natural disasters in U.S. history by Chris Frantz San Francisco, California, April 1906 Related Links Almanac: San Francisco San Francisco Census Facts: 1906 Versus…

Brewer's: Great Cry and Little Wool

Much ado about nothing. (See Cry.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Great DauphinGreat Commoner A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…

Great Falls, MT Census Data

People QuickFactsGreat FallsMontanaPopulation, 2003 estimate 56,155917,621Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -1.0%1.7%Population, 2000 56,690902,195Population, percent…