| Discovered 300 years ago by French traders, Lake
Michigan is one of the group of five lakes that comprise the Great Lakes. It is the third
largest of the Great Lakes and is the only one of the lakes which is contained entirely
inside U.S. borders -- making Lake Michigan the largest body of fresh water in the United
States and is the sixth largest lake in the world. The lake is approximately 300 miles
long and averages 75 miles across, covering an area of 22,400 square miles -- which is
equal to the combined areas of the states of Maryland, Massachusetts and Delaware!
It is 335 feet above Lake Ontario and 581 feet above sea level. The deepest point in the
lake is 923 feet. Lake Michigan boasts excellent salmon and trout
fishing. Species include Chinook, Coho, and Atlantic Salmon, and Rainbow, Brown, and Lake
Trout. |
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