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Brewer's: Idle Lake
The lake on which Phædria or Wantonness cruised in her gondola. It led to Wandering Island. (Spenser: Faërie Queene, book ii.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…The Deepest Lake in the World
The Question: What is the deepest lake-man-made or natural-in the world? The Answer: The deepest lake in the world is Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. It is a natural lake that is 5,712 feet (1…Brewer's: Salt Lake
It has been stated that three buckets of this water will yield one of solid salt. This cannot be true, as water will not hold in solution more than twenty-five per cent. of saline matter.…Lake Placid (Film)
Director:Steve MinerWriter:David E. Kelley20th Century Fox; 88 minutes; RRelease:7/99Cast:Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Brendan Gleeson, Betty White, Oliver Platt Lake Placid teaches us that…Ricki Lake Biography
Ricki Laketalk-show host, actressBorn: 9/21/1968Birthplace: New York City Talk-show host and actress who appeared in John Waters's cult films Hairspray (1988) and Cry-Baby (1990) before…Veronica Lake Biography
Veronica Lake(Constance Frances Marie Ockelman)actressBorn: 11/14/1919Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Film actress mostly known for the films she made while with Paramount during World War II…The Toledo War of 1835
The Question: I just moved to Toledo, Ohio, and found out about the war between Ohio and Michigan and want to know where to find more about it. I thought it…East Lansing
(Encyclopedia) East Lansing, city (2020 pop. 47,741, Ingham co., S central Mich., a suburb of Lansing, on the Red Cedar River; inc. 1907. The city was…Big Rapids
(Encyclopedia) Big Rapids, city (2020 pop. 7,727), seat of Mecosta co., W central Mich., at the falls of the Muskegon River; inc. 1869. Agriculture and…McLaughlin, Andrew Cunningham
(Encyclopedia) McLaughlin, Andrew CunninghamMcLaughlin, Andrew Cunninghamməgläkˈlĭn [key], 1861–1947, American educator and historian, b. Beardstown, Ill., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A., 1882; LL.B…Trending
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