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♪♪ ♪♪ >> MILWAUKEE IS A CITY BUILT ON WATER. THAT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS FROM DOWN HERE IN THE BAY VIEW NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'RE LOOKING OUT OVER ONE OF THE LARGEST BODIES OF FRESH WATER ON EARTH. LAKE MICHIGAN IS A STUNNING NATURAL RESOURCE THAT SUPPLIES OUR DRINKING WATER, SHAPES OUR WEATHER, PROVIDES US WITH RECREATION, AND FRAMES OUR VIEWS. AND IT'S PART OF A MUCH LARGER SYSTEM. THE GREAT LAKES HOLD 20 PERCENT OF THE FRESH SURFACE WATER ON THE PLANET. THOSE OF US WHO LIVE HERE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED, BUT ONLY A TINY FRACTION OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION HAS SO MUCH COLD, CLEAR, FRESH WATER LITERALLY AT THEIR FRONT DOOR. AND IT'S NOT JUST THE LAKE. SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN'S SETTLEMENTS ARE HUNG ON A TRELLIS OF WATERWAYS. ALL OF OUR LARGE INTERIOR TOWNS AND MOST OF THE SMALLER ONES ARE BUILT ON RIVERS AND STREAMS. THE MILWAUKEE RIVER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT, BUT IT'S JOINED NEAR ITS MOUTH BY THE MENOMONEE AND THE KINNICKINNIC. EACH RIVER DRAINS ITS OWN WATERSHED, EXTENDING WELL BEYOND THE CITY