Lake Michigan
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Third largest of the Great Lakes and largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States.
Example Sentences
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The Chicago skyline from the Lake Michigan running path, my favorite Chicago spot for 40 years now.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
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
The sun was rising out of Lake Michigan.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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