And there was Lake Erie, blue and fresh, rippling under the brilliant May sun.

I had never seen anything remotely approximating Lake Erie....

"How large is it ?" I inquired of a passerby.

I was told that it was 60 miles wide and 250 miles long.

Could it be true?
Was there anything in all of Europe to equal it?
I could not for the moment remember the extent of the Caspian Sea.