The Great Lakes region includes much of the Canadian province of Ontario and eight U.S. states that border the Great Lakes. The entire Canadian Great Lakes shoreline is in Ontario.
In the United States, "Great Lakes" is often used to identify areas which share similarities with the Northeast and
The U.S. states in the region are:
Illinois - Indiana
Ohio - Michigan
- Minnesota
- New York
- Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
And the Canadian province of:
Major U.S. cities often regionally identified as "Great Lakes:"
- Buffalo, New York
Chicago, Illinois - Cleveland, Ohio
- Detroit, Michigan
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
And the major Canadian cities of:
Hamilton, Ontario Toronto, Ontario
Other U.S. cities and towns which are important to the region:
Akron, Ohio - Battle Creek, Michigan
Duluth, Minnesota - Erie, Pennsylvania
- Evanston, Illinois
Fort Wayne, Indiana - Gary, Indiana
Grand Rapids, Michigan - Kalamazoo, Michigan
Lansing, Michigan Marquette, Michigan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Rochester, New York
Superior, Wisconsin Toledo, Ohio
See also
External links
- Great Lakes Information Network
- Midwest Lakes Policy Center
- The Nature Conservancy's Great Lakes Program
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