Fountain of the Great Lakes [SEP] collection
Fountain of the Great Lakes
Fountain of the Great Lakes, or Spirit of the Great Lakes Fountain, is an allegorical sculpture by Lorado Taft in the Art Institute of Chicago South Stanley McCormick Memorial Court south of the Art Institute of Chicago Building in the Loop community area of Chicago. It is a bronze work of art created between 1907 and 1913. The fountain depicts five women arranged so that the water flows through them in the same way water passes through the Great Lakes. Note that the Great Lakes waterflow starts in Lake
prominent feature of the Mackinac Island State Park Commission website.
An exciting and expensive alternative is to charter a seaplane to make a tour of the Mackinac Straits and environs.
See also.
- Great Lakes Storm of 1913
- Shipwrecks of the 1913 Great Lakes storm
- List of victims of the 1913 Great Lakes storm
- Lighthouses in the United States
Further reading.
- "A Tour of the Lights of the Straits." Michigan History 70 (Sep/Oct 1986), pp.