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List of cities on the Great Lakes

List of cities on the Great Lakes is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of cities on the Great Lakes rather than just read about it. In short: This is a list of cities on the Great Lakes of the United States and Canada, arranged by the body of water on which they are located. Cities with more than 100,000 population are in bold, major cities are italicized.

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Reference excerpt

This is a list of cities on the Great Lakes of the United States and Canada, arranged by the body of water on which they are located. Cities with more than 100,000 population are in bold, major cities are italicized.

Lake Superior Thunder Bay, Ontario Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario Grand Marais, Minnesota Silver Bay, Minnesota Beaver Bay, Minnesota Two Harbors, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota Superior, Wisconsin Bayfield, Wisconsin Washburn, Wisconsin Ashland, Wisconsin Marquette, Michigan Munising, Michigan Houghton, Michigan Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan Ontonagon, Michigan

Lake Michigan Gladstone, Michigan Escanaba, Michigan Menominee, Michigan Marinette, Wisconsin Oconto, Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Algoma, Wisconsin Kewaunee, Wisconsin Two Rivers, Wisconsin Manitowoc, Wisconsin Sheboygan, Wisconsin Port Washington, Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin St. Francis, Wisconsin Cudahy, Wisconsin South Milwaukee, Wisconsin Oak Creek, Wisconsin Racine, Wisconsin Kenosha, Wisconsin Waukegan, Illinois North Chicago, Illinois Lake Forest, Illinois Highwood, Illinois Highland Park, Illinois Evanston, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Hammond, Indiana Whiting, Indiana East Chicago, Indiana Gary, Indiana Portage, Indiana Michigan City, Indiana New Buffalo, Michigan Bridgman, Michigan St. Joseph, Michigan Benton Harbor, Michigan South Haven, Michigan Douglas, Michigan Saugatuck, Michigan Holland, Michigan Grand Haven, Michigan Ferrysburg, Michigan Norton Shores, Michigan Muskegon, Michigan Ludington, Michigan Manistee, Michigan Frankfort, Michigan Traverse City, Michigan Charlevoix, Michigan Petoskey, Michigan Harbor Springs, Michigan

Lake Huron Sarnia, Ontario Owen Sound, Ontario Penetanguishene, Ontario Midland, Ontario Wasaga Beach, Ontario Collingwood, Ontario Parry Sound, Ontario Sauble Beach, Ontario Alpena, Michigan Bay City, Michigan Cheboygan, Michigan East Tawas, Michigan Mackinac Island, Michigan Mackinaw City, Michigan Port Huron, Michigan Rogers City, Michigan Tawas City, Michigan

Lake Erie Kingsville, Ontario Leamington, Ontario Port Colborne, Ontario Monroe, Michigan Luna Pier, Michigan Toledo, Ohio Oregon, Ohio Port Clinton, Ohio Sandusky, Ohio Huron, Ohio Vermilion, Ohio Lorain, Ohio Sheffield Lake, Ohio Avon Lake, Ohio Bay Village, Ohio Rocky River, Ohio Lakewood, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Euclid, Ohio Willowick, Ohio Eastlake, Ohio Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio Mentor, Ohio Ashtabula, Ohio Conneaut, Ohio Erie, Pennsylvania Dunkirk, New York Lackawanna, New York Buffalo, New York

Lake Ontario Kingston, Ontario Belleville, Ontario (Located on Bay of Quinte) Oshawa, Ontario Whitby, Ontario Ajax, Ontario Pickering, Ontario Toronto, Ontario Mississauga, Ontario Oakville, Ontario Burlington, Ontario Hamilton, Ontario St. Catharines, Ontario Rochester, New York Oswego, New York

Cities on rivers or smaller lakes between two Great Lakes Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (St. Marys River) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (St. Marys River) Marysville, Michigan (St. Clair River) St. Clair, Michigan (St. Clair River) Marine City, Michigan (St. Clair River) Algonac, Michigan (St. Clair River) New Baltimore, Michigan (Lake St. Clair) St. Clair Shores, Michigan (Lake St. Clair) Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan (Lake St. Clair) Grosse Pointe, Michigan (Lake St. Clair) Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan (Lake St. Clair) Detroit, Michigan (Detroit River) Windsor, Ontario (Detroit River) River Rouge, Michigan (Detroit River) Ecorse, Michigan (Detroit River) Wyandotte, Michigan (Detroit River) Riverview, Michigan (Detroit River) Trenton, Michigan (Detroit River) Gibraltar, Michigan (Detroit River) Niagara Falls, New York (Niagara River) Niagara Falls, Ontario (Niagara River) Grosse Ile, Michigan (Detroit River)

See also List of ports on the Great Lakes

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of cities on the Great Lakes

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of cities on the Great Lakes claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of cities on the Great Lakes before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of cities on the Great Lakes ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of cities on the Great Lakes

In research: List of cities on the Great Lakes appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of cities on the Great Lakes in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of cities on the Great Lakes is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Great Lakes-related lists, Lists of cities in Canada, Lists of cities in the United States, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of cities on the Great Lakes outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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