08-16-2019, 06:20 PM
(08-15-2019, 11:48 PM)Lurker101 Wrote: Other random stuff
Travis City, MI may not be the Cherry Capital of the World
The University of Michigan - Ohio State University rivalry may not be considered as one of the greatest of all time
The rivalry is from two factors: UofM helped the OSU football team get started and 2) the Teledo War
The SS Edmond Fitzgerald would not have sunk (likely never build)
And Gordon Lightfoot's "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald would not be played on local radio every November
The Great Lakes Storm of 1913 would have been less notable
Fort Mackinaw (mainland) and Fort Mackinac (island) (and a smaller one on the island too)may not have been built.
Fort Mackinac may not have been invaded during the War of 1812
Fort Detroit may not have been attacked during the War of 1812
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Lake_Huron_cyclone may not have been a thing
and this is just what I can think of off top of my head.
Yeah, the War of 1812 ones seem like a pretty safe bet. In the video's timeline, the War of 1812 wouldn't even happen, because the USA would all still be part of the British Empire in 1812 . In my timeline, I expect there would still be some analogue to the War of 1812, but the forts would probably all be in different places further south.
(Also, about the cyclone: I wonder whether the population being shifted further south means that cyclones would be more devastating in this alternate universe? There will probably be some that didn't cause major casualties in the real world, but do in this one !)
(08-16-2019, 01:17 PM)Mahkah Wrote: Well, if the Great Lakes never existed then all we would have are the generic lakes! Har har!
It would certainly change a lot if they didn't exist. Borders, rivers, trade....creation of territories....
Yes, of course. Minnesota would still have all of its regular lakes, and I guess Michigan would still have all of its potholes that become lakes when it rains .
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