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And I remember the first time I came here.

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And you are on a plane and you can't see the 
other side of the lake.

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And it blew my mind. Like, 
I had no idea the Great Lakes were as big as

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they are.

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You could be forgiven for mistaking the Great 
Lakes for oceans.

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A lot of us have made memories on the beaches 
here,

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but there's so much more to learn about our 
huge inland seas.

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We're launching a new limited series podcast 
at Michigan Public.

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It's called Beyond the Shore.

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I'm Rebecca Williams. We'll tell one story 
for each of the five Great Lakes.

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A little snapshot of what makes each lake 
unique.

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From the hidden shipwrecks of Lake Huron.

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The cold, fresh, deep water is what is 
preserving those wrecks.

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To the reasons why Lake Michigan is a surfing 
hotspot.

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What did you think when people first 
mentioned that you could surf out here?

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I thought they were kind of stupid, 
honestly. It looked it looked really bad, and

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I thought, no way they're having fun out 
there. But they definitely are.

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So to the comeback story of Sturgeon in Lake 
Erie.

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There are largest fish.

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They. The adults can get to be 6 to 8ft long.

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To the strength of Lake Superior.

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So water is very healing, 
very healing.

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When you sit right next to the water.

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You know, it just kind of soothes you.

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And we'll go on a road trip to follow an 
elusive fish that calls Lake Ontario home.

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Eels are mysterious.

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The first episode of Beyond the Shore drops 
Friday,

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May 1st. Subscribe now at Michigan public.org 
or wherever you get your podcasts.