Jason E. Andersen

Bonus Fun Fact: You can remember the names of the Great Lakes by using the mnemonic HOMES, which is made up of the first letter of each of the 5 big lakes. This may come in handy if you are ever playing a game of trivia or if it comes up casually at a cocktail party.

Here they are:
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior

Bonus Bonus Fun Fact: The Great Lakes are the second largest freshwater lakes in the world, second only to Lake Baikal in Siberia. The Great Lakes hold 21% of the world’s surface freshwater and cover an area of approximately 92,250 square miles.

Bonus Bonus Bonus Fun Fact: Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes and is about the same size as the country of Austria.