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The lake, which Michigan shares with Ontario, Canada, has 3,800 miles of shoreline and the world's largest freshwater island, Manitoulin Island, the National Museum of the Great Lakes notes.

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"The pristine nature of Lake Huron and its environs can still be seen in the rustic landscape of the Georgian Bay north shore and the mountains of Manitoulin Island," the museum's website says.