Ulrike Bergmann-Baker, Janet Brotton, and Geoffrey Wall's journal article "Socio-Economic Impacts of Fluctuating Water Levels on Recreational Boating in the Great Lakes," asserts that the water levels of the great lakes greatly affect the economy of the lakes due to the lack of activity because of the transitioning water levels. They present the fact that the "International Joint Commissions" survey of regular lake visitors displayed that the"effects of the water level fluctuating on recreational boating "effects the lakes economic stand point. They presented this in order to explain the importance recreational boating serves for the economic stability of the Great Lakes. The tone of the journal article was sophisticated and presented with much factual support as if to speak to an audience of great power and or the ability to make important decisions.


Bergmann-Baker, Ulrike. Brotton, Janet. Wall, Geoffrey. "Socio-Economic Impacts of Fluctuating Water Levels on Recreational Boating in the Great Lakes" Canadian Water Resources Journal. Vol. 20. No. 3. Web.
http://pubs.cwra.org/doi/pdf/10.4296/cwrj2003185