Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan is one of the United States’ five Great Lakes, together with Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Lake Ontario, and Lake Erie. The lake stretches north-south and borders the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and, as its name suggests, Michigan. Chicago is the biggest city on Lake Michigan, which is the largest lake in the world that sits within one country. In fact, the lake is so vast that its waves are surfable—even in icy winters.