Water-related themes unified this expedition to Wisconsin, Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the shores and islands of Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, including industrial development, fishing, logging, shipping, tourism and recreation.

From the headwaters of the Klamath River to the Pacific Coast, this learning expedition examinee many economic, social and environmental issues linked to the allocation of water, providing an informative example of conditions and problems that affect much of the American West

This expedition traveled through Maine and maritime Canada. Maine - by census data the most rural state in the nation - provided a perfect laboratory for examining issues effecting the survival of resource-dependent communities around the nation.