http://www.lakelubbers.com/eagle-river-chain-of-lakes-869/
My source talks about how Eagle River is part of the World’s Largest Chain of Lakes. While Eagle River only has “nine lakes that span 3,928 acres with 68 miles of shoreline: Catfish Lake, Voyageur Lake, Eagle Lake, Scattering Rice Lake, Otter Lake, Lynx Lake, Duck Lake, Yellow Birch Lake, and nearby Watersmeet Lake,” (Paragraph 1). All of these lakes connect and can go from one to another by boat. These lakes also connect to 20 lakes in the Three Lakes chain. Oddly enough, there aren’t three lakes, in Three Lakes, but twenty. I chose this source because I didn’t even know that Eagle River was part of the World’s Largest Chain of Lakes, and so I found this very interesting. This source has ethos. It is very credible because it is the Lakes for Vacation and Recreation website for Three Lakes and Eagle River. So I believe that this site and everything on it is true. This source talks about Eagle River’s lakes and how they have affected Eagle River. Since they are all connected, they make for good fishing for all of the fishermen. It also talks a little bit about the past and how lumberjacks would use it to send their wood down the lakes. It also talks about how early settlers would use it to travel and also for fishing, to feed their families.
I believe that this source is very good because it is an official web page that has its copyrights. So all of the information on it has to be true. However, one bad thing about this is that they are trying to attract people to come to Eagle River and Three Lakes, so it doesn’t say any thing bad about the lakes. But I’ve taken that into consideration and know that it is all positive information about these lakes. This helps my understanding of “What is Eagle River is Known For.” I didn’t know that it was part of chain of lakes. So this helps me know more about the town of Eagle River more. This source is very good and I am glad that I found it, because it helps me get a better understanding of my question.
Some other questions that I might ask is how does being a part of the World’s Largest Chain of Lakes, help the economy in Eagle River? I could also find out more information on how the early settlers used this chain of lakes. Also I could find out how do people use it now and compare it to how they used it in the past.
“Eagle River Chain of Lakes, Wisconsin, USA.” Lakelubbers. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2013.
This source you found seems really good for your topic! I feel like having this background knowledge could help lead you into so many different directions. One in paticular would be tourism and how the lakes drive in so many people from all the Midwest and the country. I feel like you can then connect to that approach because personally, your family has a connection to the town. You could also go in the direction of what events take place on these lakes like the Chain Skimmers ski shows or even fishing events and so forth. Gaining the knowledge oof how important the lakes and the chain is to Eagle River will make for a better research project because of all the paths you can take off of the importance of the lakes. I hope you find this helpful!