By far the coolest lake. That’s why it gets a fancy powerpoint

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By far the coolest lake. That’s why it gets a fancy powerpoint LAKE MICHIGAN By far the coolest lake. That’s why it gets a fancy powerpoint

SIZE The 2nd largest Great Lake by volume The 3rd largest Great Lake by surface area The lake is slightly smaller than the US state of West Virginia.

Facts The only lake that is completely in the United States. Borders Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois It is the largest lake within one country 12 million people live on Lake Michigan’s shores Chicago and Milwaukee are the largest cities along Lake Michigan

History Hopewell Indians were the earliest inhabitants along Lake Michigan Jean Nicolet was the first non-native american to discover Lake Michigan in 1634 The first permanent site along Lake Michigan was Chicago in 1779

Questions 12 million people in the US live along Lake Michigan’s shore. What percentage of the US population is that? What is the difference between surface area and volume? If Lake Michigan is the second largest great lake by volume, what is the first largest? What type of water is Lake Michigan? Fresh or salt? What four states does Lake Michigan border?