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Which of the Great Lakes is the smallest by volume?

Lake Erie. Its volume is 116 cubic miles. The shallowest of the Lakes, its shoreline is 871 miles long.

Which of the Great Lakes has the longest shoreline?

Lake Huron. Included are the shores of 30,000 islands.

Which lake is lined by the world's largest freshwater dunes?

Lake Michigan. They're part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

In which lake are the Apostle Islands?

Lake Superior. They're part of Wisconsin.

Commander Oliver Hazard Perry used the port of Put-in-Bay for his fleet during the War of 1812 in 1813. In which state is this Great Lake port?

Ohio. Perry is famous for his saying, 'We have met the enemy and they are ours' during the Battle of Lake Erie on Sept. 10, 1813.

Which two Great Lakes border Wisconsin?

Superior and Michigan. Wisconsin has 500 miles of shorefront on these lakes.

The Soo Locks are between which two lakes?

Superior and Huron. These locks allow ships to pass from Lake Superior to Lake Huron, which is lower.

Which of these towns is NOT situated on Lake Michigan?

Fond du Lac, WI. Fond du Lac is at the tip of Lake Winnebago.

What National Forest sits on Michigan's Upper Peninsula between Lakes Superior and Michigan?

Hiawatha. The others are also in Michigan.

Which of these is NOT a bay of Lake Huron?

Green Bay. Green Bay is in Lake Michigan.