From there, the waste water moves into a digester, and then is pumpedinto Brush Creek. There are lots of different uses of water around us. Farmers depend on water for growing crops, and industries, such as the Sauder Companies, depend on water to produce steam as well as Lachoy where Chinese food is processed. Since we live in northwestern Ohio, we aren't very far from Indiana and Michigan. Many people have cottages at lakes in Indiana and Michigan.
Some people have boats that they take up to lakes.
Lake Erie is about a 45 minute drive and some students fish there with their families. The Maumee River is a larger river that runs through Defiance, Napoleon, and into Toledo. Part of the War of 1812 was fought in Lake Erie, the Mauemee River was the site of several famous Indian battles. Today people who visit historic Grand Rapids, Ohio can ride in a canal boat just like the one that was used in the 1800's on the Miami-Erie Canal. Before the railroad, canals were important in Ohio for transporting goods and people.