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Our mail today comes from a really cool area in the western part of New York State called the Finger Lakes.

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Hello, my name is Alden, and I am seven years old.

I love listening to your podcast, especially when I need some time alone to calm my mind.

I wanted to write in and ask if you could do an episode on boats. I live near the Finger Lakes, so we are surrounded by water and boats. How does the fuel go to the engine? What makes

them go? When was the first boat invented? Thank you for your time. Look forward to your next episode,

Alden. Thanks for the awesome email, Alden.

We can't wait to get curious about boats for you. I wonder why they call the lakes near where

Alden lives, Finger Lakes. Well, the easy answer is that if you look at the Finger Lakes on a map,

you will notice that they look like fingers.

According to Native American legend, when the Great Spirit laid hands on the lands to bless it,

the fingers left imprints in the ground that filled with water, forming the Finger Lakes.

That's a really cool legend, but it turns out that there are 11 lakes that make up

the finger lakes. Well, I have another explanation for you. At the end of the last ice age, which was about

two million years ago, the glaciers that covered lots of this area in New York retreated, and when

they did, trenches were carved into the

ground. When those trenches filled with water, they formed the Finger Lakes. Both of those are really

interesting explanations. Let's start learning about boats. Great idea. Back in 2012,

Laura Decker became the youngest person to ever sail around the world by herself in a boat. She was only 16 years old when she accomplished the incredible feat.

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