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Lake Michigan

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  1. Lake bordered by Michigan to the north and east, Indiana to the south, and Illinois and Wisconsin to the west.


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Third largest of the Great Lakes and largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States.

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That plant is known as Palisades and sits just off Lake Michigan.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

That area is about two thirds the size of Lake Michigan.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

For a moment, I felt myself transported, like a gale off Lake Michigan had carried us all back through time.

From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025

Some 50,000 runners hailing from more than 100 countries and 50 states, gathered downtown to dash, jog and slog over 26.3 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and city streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

Gramps swerved across two lanes of traffic and onto the exit ramp, and faster than you could milk a cow we were standing barefoot in the cool water of Lake Michigan.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech