Because they want to.
No. Wrong direction. All of the great lakes empty into the Atlantic, through the St. Lawrence river.
It is the St. Lawrence river that links The Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean
The Erie Canal linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
The Saint Lawrence Seaway is a major waterway that links the great lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.
The Erie Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes.
They flow into the St Lawrence River, that flows into the Atlantic Ocean, near New Brunswick.
The Great Lakes are connected to the ocean through the St. Lawrence Seaway, a system of locks and canals that allows ships to travel from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Erie Canal linked the great lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
The Great Lakes can be accessed from the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence Seaway.See the related Wikipedia link listed below for more information:
It is the St. Lawrence river that links The Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean
The St. Lawrence river
St. Lawrence River