The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes

The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes

17 mins | Comedy, Documentary | Jan. 1, 1968

A lesson in geography, which concludes that although the Great Lakes have had their ups and downs, nothing has been harder to take than what humans have done to them lately. In the film, a lone canoeist lives through the changes of geological history, through Ice Age and flood, only to find himself in the end trapped in a sea of scum.

The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes

17 mins | Comedy, Documentary | Jan. 1, 1968

The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes
A lesson in geography, which concludes that although the Great Lakes have had their ups and downs, nothing has been harder to take than what humans have done to them lately. In the film, a lone canoeist lives through the changes of geological history, through Ice Age and flood, only to find himself in the end trapped in a sea of scum.
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes
Directors Bill Mason
Writers

Cast

Blake James

as Man in the Canoe