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Rivers and Lakes

Geography Quiz Country CapitalsContinentsMountainsRivers and Lakes FlagsOf the three rivers below, which is longest? MississippiDanubeAmazonLake Ontario is the source for which river? OhioSt.…

Pond or a Lake

The Question: Why is a pond called a pond and a lake called a lake? I have a body of water that is 5 acres, 15 to 20 feet deep. How do I know what to call it…

Veronica Lake

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…

Wolf Lake

CBSWednesday 10:00–11:00 p.m.; cancelledCast:Lou Diamond Phillips, Mia Kirshner, Tim Matheson, Graham Greene, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Bruce McGill, Scott Bairstow It's not a good sign when…

Iowa, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) IowaIowaīˈəwə, –wāˌ [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages); also called the…

Native American Casinos

How gaming became a billion dollar industry for Native Americans. Sandia Resort and Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico Photo Credit: Mario1952 Related Links American Indian Tribes…

Wisconsin

  Wisconsin State Information Capital: Madison Official Name: State of Wisconsin Organized as a territory/republic: July 4, 1836 Entered Union (rank): May 29, 1848 (30) Present constitution…

Brewer's: Asphaltic Lake

The Dead Sea, where asphalt abounds both on the surface of the water and on the banks. Asphalt is a bitumen. (From the Greek asphaltos.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…

Brewer's: Lady of the Lake

Vivien, mistress of Merlin, the enchanter, who lived in the midst of an imaginary lake, surrounded by knights and damsels. Tennyson, in the Idylls of the King, tells the story of Vivien…