Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. The other four Great Lakes are shared by the U.S. and Canada. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron (and is slightly smaller than the U.S. state of West Virginia). To the east it is joined with Lake Huron through the wide Straits of Mackinac. Lake Michigan is shared, from west to east, by the U.S. states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. The word “Michigan” originally referred to the lake itself, and is believed to come from the Ojibwa word mishigami meaning “great water”. Area: 22,394 square miles Width: 118.1 Miles Length: 307 miles Fish: Lake Trout, Yellow Perch, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth bass and Bowfin. Northern Michigan Islands: Beaver Island, North and South Manitou Islands and more!