East Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
A Life Force
Photographed By Craig Doda, June 17, 2022
1. A Life Force Marker
Inscription.
A Life Force. . The bounty of the Great Lakes has drawn people to these shores for at least 10,000 years. The area's first inhabitants were North American Indians and their ancestors, who hunted for food and fur, farmed the land, and fished the waters. Europeans arrived in 1615; for the next 200 years they traded goods with the North American Indians, claimed lands for their home countries, and built empires out of beaver furs while exploring and building waterways to transport goods back to the East Coast and across the ocean. As the trade routes and cargos grew, Great Lakes vessels changed from birch-bark voyageur canoes to three-masted schooners.
The bounty of the Great Lakes has drawn people to these shores for at least 10,000 years. The area's first inhabitants were North American Indians and their ancestors, who hunted for food and fur, farmed the land, and fished the waters. Europeans arrived in 1615; for the next 200 years they traded goods with the North American Indians, claimed lands for their home countries, and built empires out of beaver furs while exploring and building waterways to transport goods back to the East Coast and across the ocean. As the trade routes and cargos grew, Great Lakes vessels changed from birch-bark voyageur canoes to three-masted schooners.
Location. 41° 39.352′ N, 83° 30.982′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is in East Toledo. Marker is on South Marina Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1525 S Marina Drive, Toledo OH 43605, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
