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Lake Superior

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  1. Lake bordered by Ontario, Canada, to the north and east; Michigan and Wisconsin to the south; and Minnesota to the west.


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The largest freshwater lake in the world, Lake Superior is the largest, highest in elevation, and deepest of the Great Lakes.

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Others created AI-generated images of Somali “founders” planting flags on the shores of Lake Superior.

From Salon Dec. 8, 2025

Ships sink all the time, especially in busy waterways like Lake Superior.

From Slate Nov. 10, 2025

The surface of Lake Superior, Mr. Bacon writes, “spread out smooth as glass, as if nothing had happened the day before.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 3, 2025

Three Michigan men have been charged with causing a wildfire that burned six acres and damaged Isle Royale National Park, a remote, rugged archipelago in Lake Superior, in 2022, the authorities said.

From New York Times May 16, 2024

Interstate 35 goes from the Mexican border all the way up to Lake Superior, and some of the heaviest traffic is along the two-hundred-fifty-mile stretch between San Antonio and Dallas.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar

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