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Michigan! The Great Lakes State!
The Erie Canal connected the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Erie.
Michigan is called the "Great Lakes State".
It is Michigan the 4 Great Lakes all touch.
the smallest of the Great lakes is Lake Erie
Duluth (in the state of Minnesota) is the name of the westernmost port city on the Great Lakes.
In the Great Lakes region, the state that does not border a Great Lake is Michigan. While Michigan has coastlines on four of the five Great Lakes, it is the only state that is divided by the lakes, and its Upper Peninsula does not directly border any lakes. Other states like Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin do border at least one of the Great Lakes.
The St. Lawrence Seaway connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean for commercial shipping.
because it is home to the great lakes
The St. Lawrence Seaway is the common name for a system of canals that permits ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, as far as Lake Superior. Within the US, the Erie Canal was opened in 1825 as a connection between the Atlantic and the Great Lakes. It was supplanted by the New York State Barge Canal in 1918, but segments are still in use today.
There are 3 of the Great Lakes that border the State of Michigan: Lakes Michigan, Huron and Eire.
The Great Lakes are located in eastern North America. The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes and are to the northeast of Texas.