Cool facts about Lake Huron

Posted on Sep 17, 2025 / Travel

Lake Huron has the longest shoreline of all the Great Lakes, including its 30,000 islands.
Manitoulin Island, located in Lake Huron, is the world's largest freshwater island.
Over 1,000 shipwrecks have been recorded in Lake Huron, particularly in the area known as “Shipwreck Alley” near the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
The lake's deepest point reaches 750 feet (229 meters), making it the second-deepest of the Great Lakes.
Georgian Bay, a large bay of Lake Huron, is sometimes called the “sixth Great Lake” due to its size and distinctiveness.
The lake is named after the Huron people, an Iroquoian-speaking tribe who lived in the region before European colonization.

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