- Below Lake Huron there are 9,000-year-old animal-herding structures used by prehistoric people from when the water levels were significantly lower
- The largest freshwater sand dunes in the world line the shores of Lake Michigan
- Singapore, Michigan, is a ghost town on the shores of Lake Michigan that was buried under sand in 1871
- The province Ontario was named after the lake, and not vice versa
- Babe Ruth’s first major league home run was hit at Hanlan’s Point Stadium in Toronto and landed in Lake Ontario