The Worth Of Water: A Great Lakes Story - 2020 (Full Film)

The Worth of Water: A Great Lakes Story is a feature length documentary that follows the co-creators of Walk to Sustain Our Great Lakes, Julia Robson & Alyssa Armbruster, as they embark on their 343 mile walk from the shores of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, WI to Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The two women interview political leaders, educators, activists and professionals to help bring a greater understanding of the issues these Great Lakes face, as well as highlighting the progress that has been made in restoring the lakes since the establishment of the Clean Water Act in 1972.

[JamesSmith-stnw]

I came across this video tonight, finding out that it is now almost 4 yrs old I don’t know if anyone still follows the comments on it or not ? But as a lifelong Michigan resident all my life and a lover of all the Great Lakes offer to all of us I just wanted to say thank you to the two young ladies that did the walk. The lakes are my favorite part of living here ❤️

[shannoncavanaugh]

such an important topic!!! water is essential for all life, and being a part of the greatest system of freshwater in the world- we need to take care of what we have!

[aerialadventure]

These ladies are an inspiration. They are raising awareness, which is the only way to make the needed changes. Cheers to them!

[zacnutter]

I went to Lake Michigan last weekend on a solo trip. I was in ah oh how beautiful and powerful this body of water was. Talking to some locals at a bar that night they talked a lot about the future of the lakes. When I got home I youtubed "Great Lake Docs." now i'm here. GREAT video! learned so much thanks for sharing!!!

[ronaldwprovo]

I live 1/4 mile from Lake Huron on 23 in Cheboygan MI thank you .

[citizenshane]

What an incredible video. Wonderful job. You have made we Great Lake kids proud. I’ve spent all my life bouncing back and forth between Toronto and Chicago never more than a 10 minute walk from Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan (which I needn’t walk only 80 feet to see and hear 4 blocks from home). As a Plaines Cree Aboriginal First Nation Indian I was always taught to respect and preserve nature. I don’t know what I would do without these inland seas I walk to every single day year round. They are my places of peace that sooth my wounded heart and soul. I’ve been in them all, from Manitoulin Island to Duluth, Point Pelee to Buffalo, Hamilton to Kingston. I love them all and the wildlife they sustain the elusive massasauga rattlesnakes that reside within a 50 mile radius of their shores and have seen with my own eyes in Cape Croker and Tobermory as well as Muskoka country.

I respect the power of these vast bodies of water that have nearly claimed my life numerous times including a sailing misadventure in summer 2006 that left me dangling two miles from shore for 45 minutes in water so choppy I didn’t even know which way land was and I was so exhausted and hypothermic I nearly gave up when a yacht spotted me and plucked me out of the continent’s most dangerous lake the ‘M’ in H.O.M.E.S is that kept me no more than knee deep until last summer.

I have a great deal of respect for them and I have to walk along the lakefront every day to give me clarity. I can read the lake like a book, I know how easy they can kill me and how essential they are to my existenceI they are to my existence. Like with anything we see every day, I use to take them for granted. Today I take nothing for granted, these lakes are the Great Lakes are no exception. I grew up splashing in these waters from Kew Beach to Oak Street Beach, Sunnyside Beach to Lee Street Beach to the Indiana Sand Dunes to the bigger ones in Michigan up to Wikwemikong First Nations and a hundred different other points of interests in between throughout my life. I voluntarily pick up the litter and debris after a storm unless the timber the force of these beasts washes ashore is too heavy. It’s frustrating to see the lack of regard people have for the environment after the things I pick up. I know better than to think man can contend with nature. Mother Earth win every time and nature will thrive long after we’re no longer extant.

I’m about to walk out the door right now with my dog to stroll along the sandy western shores of Lake Michigan.

The Great Lakes are so crucial to my wellness. I Love Them!

[michellereed]

I remember stories that my great Uncles and my grand parents would tell me about the Great Lakes; in school I was so excited when we saw films about them too. I live in Oregon. My grandparents made sure to have my parents take lakes in our area for recreation and for education. Sadly, because of environmental disasters both of those lakes have now gone dry! One was manmade, the other was from forest fire that was caused by a teenagers fireworks, also manmade!

Now to see this documentary on what is happening to the Great Lakes is just astounding to me. Thank you for this documentary. Thank you for the hard work. IT is inspiring. Oregon has many other wonderful lakes, including Crater Lake, and many lakes up on Mt Hood and coastal lakes. I sure hope our State plans to care for these precious places. I vote for funds to take care of our parks and recreational areas that include these precious water sources.

Even though I am now disabled and cannot go to those places myself, I still believe in paying taxes and supporting the work to preserve these places!! It is important that we vote in candidates for public offices that will form policies and legislation to protect our environment. Dismantling programs that protect our water, air and land allows for continued poisoning of our planet leading to further loss and destruction of natural resources and loss of the beauty of what God has given us to enjoy.

[frankmiller]

Well Done! Ladies, Frank here at the Niagara River. I enjoy all of the water ways around L Ont. and Georgian Bay. Boater/ Sun sets Thank you for your time

[ted]

Excellent video. Thank you. I've been fascinated by the Lakes for decades, even though I'm from NYC. I remember how polluted they were in the 1960s, when we visited them as children. Your work will continue to make them improve. Thank you for doing the walk to raise consciousness. You should be very proud. You've changed many minds.

[deanregamey]

Absolutely amazing I’m glad there’s people like you in the world that care

[lindaquartaro]

This is an excellent documentary. Well worth watching. It is an excellent reminder we should not lose any of the progress we made in cleaning up the great lakes.

[gins]

This is a compelling documentary full of valuable information.

[Chazd]

Great video gals. Keep up the good work. Some of my ancestors go back to the 1880s and sailed the Great Lakes for more than a century. Though born in Michigan, I have lived in the South for most of my life, but enjoy every opportunity to return to visit. I earned several degrees in science and engineering and spent almost my entire 50-year career in water protection from operation of pollution control facilities to engineering and design of state-of-the-art processes. I would caution everyone, however, that simply throwing state and federal money into programs will not necessarily solve the problems we face. I have seen government money WASTED by the barrel full on superfluous embellishments that contribute nothing to improvement of water quality, but only served to bolster the prestige of some bureaucrat or pad a department with do-nothing, know-nothing bean counters. I've had the often frustrating experience of dealing with EPA staff who didn't know squat about their own job and cost my company's clients tens of thousands of dollars and delayed their project for months and even years resulting in MORE pollution instead of less. Talent and dedication to the cause are more valuable than a large budget and staff. Quality - not quantity. The government needs to learn how to run "a tight ship".

[Mkotelnicki]

Proud of ya'll for sharing this outstanding Great Lakes Story with us! Your dedication to collecting the facts from experts, stakeholders, and folks across the community gives me hope, too. We owe it to our Great Lakes, we owe it to our families across the region and beyond. From one Sconnie to another, thank you and cheers!

[louoliveri]

Fantastic journey that the two of you took . I hope that the government supports you and the purpose that you stood for . Congratulations

[susanbaumgartner]

A great review of our past with enough scaffolding to get the viewer to see the opportunities and obstacles that lie ahead of us at this moment on our collective trail of humanity and to think about what path we'll take.

[cindiweeden]

Outstanding action and results. Thanks Ladies!!

[falconer]

This is a very eye opening documentary. I live south of Buffalo on Lake Erie. I LOVE this lake and regularly can be found on my surfski exploring it. My question is, how can someone like me help protect the waters he loves so much? How can the average person help this dire situation?
Thank you for sharing your journey, time, and knowledge.

[eileenmcloughlin]

Good video, Now to protect it further STOP ONTARIO FROM PUTTING A RADIOACTIVE DUMP RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF LAKE HURON! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING!

[robinblitz]

Thank you ladies for the fantastic video it opened my eyes to how important the great lakes are