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I'm from Cleveland, people have been calling it the "North Coast" for 30+ years now. Referring to NE Ohio itself, but also the entire coasts of the Great Lakes. I've also heard it called the "3rd coast" and "4th coast".
Saying a number than the coasts I believe is unfair because it assigns an importance to each one. Like the 1st coast would be the East Coast basically saying it's better than the rest. Then 2nd would be the West Coast, saying it's not as good as the East Coast but better than the others. Then whichever is assigned to the 3rd Coast wouldn't be as good as the East Coast or West Coast but it would be better than the other, whether it's the Gulf Coast or Great Lakes Coast/North Coast.
Then of course there's the Coastal Elites who don't consider the Great Lakes to be a coast, yet they're huge you can't see to the other side and we have hundreds of beaches on them. Not to mention they're considered a Coast by definition in the dictionary. I've personally spent years near both, the only noticeable difference I see between the Great Lakes Coast and the East/West/Gulf Coasts is the salt and the fish are bigger in general.
Another note: Wikipedia considers the Great Lakes as the 3rd Coast. But then again anybody can put a definition in on wikipedia but also urbandictionary (even easier). It's mainly the hip hop culture that calls the Gulf Coast the 3rd Coast.
Of course they are. Have you ever see a tall ships gathering in Chicago?
What is the tonnage of cargo brought in to Chicago from China or Europe?
If Great Lakes are not landlocked physically they are landlocked practically.
You joking?
Did you miss this? http://www.city-data.com/forum/14024298-post39.html
Not Chicago, but Duluth MN because I have the info handy~ For 2009 tonnage for OVERSEAS exports (not domestic) was 858,360
Tall ships in Lake MI pic here /Ships_alongside_at_Green_Bay.jpg
Coast guard article here Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan To Provide Security At Tall Ships (http://www.uscgstormwatch.com/go/doc/443/124901/ - broken link)
Of course they are. Have you ever see a tall ships gathering in Chicago?
What is the tonnage of cargo brought in to Chicago from China or Europe?
If Great Lakes are not landlocked physically they are landlocked practically.
I'll post this again: Picture from my house. I see 3-5 of these bad boys coming and going EVERY DAY.. and these 1000 +ft ships. FROM EUROPE! So, not too sure what you're talking about weirdo.
Of course they are. Have you ever see a tall ships gathering in Chicago?
What is the tonnage of cargo brought in to Chicago from China or Europe?
If Great Lakes are not landlocked physically they are landlocked practically.
Actually that's kinda funny because every few years they have a tall ship gathering in Chicago at Navy Pier.
The tonnage handled in Chicago/Northeast Indiana is around 61,160,000 per year. The international tonnage is 7,150,000 per year. A vast majority of the foreign cargo is from Europe/Middle East/Africa - not China. That makes a lot more sense to go to the West Coast than all the way around the world and through the East Coast to the Great Lakes.
The 16 major ports on the US portion of the Great Lakes ship roughly 200,000,000 tons of cargo per year. Around 25% of that is international (not to Canada of course - that's right across most of the lakes!).
You wouldn't think that a lot of the Great Lakes ports are actually quite a bit closer than many east coat ports, as well as the gulf ports. It all depends on what's being shipped, and how much money they can save by shipping through the Lakes to railroads as opposed to the southern US ports.
I'll post this again: Picture from my house. I see 3-5 of these bad boys coming and going EVERY DAY.. and these 1000 +ft ships. FROM EUROPE! So, not too sure what you're talking about weirdo.
PS MODS do not delete my picture. i took this picture with MY camera. I OWN this picture. Dont delete it.
Interesting, what city do you live in? It says the Twin Cities on your location, but that's not on a Great Lake.
Try to keep up please. It was posted that Google Earth considers the Great Lakes as the 3rd coast, NOT the number of Google hits.
LOL, then you use the same exact reference you are bashing one line above.
Urban dictionary is one that the definitions are posted by users. Just about as accurate and authoritative as talking to you about the subject.
As mentioned before in this thread & in Urban Dictionary, 3rd Coast is mostly (not all the time) used in the Hip Hop world as a reference to the Gulf Coast Region. If you came here (Houston or New Orleans) calling the Great Lakes Region & Chicago the "3rd Coast" you would more than likely get laughed at, especially if the person is a Black or Hispanic youth. They may even get offended & threaten you or pull out a weapon. Immature? Yes, but that's how much pride they have in their Southern cities & culture.
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