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The 39 pages that link to Great Lakes, each with the reason it gives.

• DetroitNarrower topic: The lakes linked Detroit to continental shipping and migration routes.

• Buffalo, New YorkNarrower topic: Buffalo's Lake Erie position ties its history and economy to this inland waterway system.

• ClevelandNarrower topic: Cleveland’s location on Lake Erie placed it within this major shipping and settlement region.

• Lake ErieNarrower topic: Lake Erie is the southernmost and shallowest member of this connected lake system.

• Lake-effect snowNarrower topic: Their size and seasonal temperature contrasts support extensive lake-effect snow.

• Lake SuperiorNarrower topic: Lake Superior is the largest lake in this interconnected system.

• St. Lawrence RiverNarrower topic: Lake Ontario feeds the river, making the lakes its upstream freshwater source.

• Lake MichiganNarrower topic: Lake Michigan is one of the five lakes in this connected system.

• IllinoisNarrower topic: Lake Michigan places northeastern Illinois within this major freshwater and shipping system.

• Lake OntarioNarrower topic: Lake Ontario is the easternmost and smallest by surface area of the five.

• Gulf of St. LawrenceNarrower topic: Their drainage reaches the Atlantic through the river system entering this gulf.

• Wendat ConfederacyNarrower topic: The confederacy developed within this regional landscape of travel, trade, and settlement.

• MichiganNarrower topic: Four of the five lakes border Michigan, shaping its coastline and history.

• Niagara RiverNarrower topic: The Niagara River is one link in this connected lake system.

• Lake HuronNarrower topic: Lake Huron is one of the five lakes in this connected group.

• Manitoulin IslandNarrower topic: The island’s freshwater setting belongs to the interconnected Great Lakes system.

• Mackinac BridgeNarrower topic: The bridge links land on opposite sides of the Great Lakes’ connecting waters.

• History of OntarioNarrower topic: The lakes made Ontario a corridor for Indigenous exchange, colonial trade, and migration.

• Saint Lawrence SeawayNarrower topic: The seaway’s chief inland shipping network begins in these lakes.