The Great Lakes are bordered by eight US states and Ontario, a province in Canada. The eight US states that border the Great Lakes are:

• Illinois
• Indiana
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• New York
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania
• Wisconsin

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Lake Michigan is entirely within the United States borders, while the other lakes are bordered on the north by Canada. The Great Lakes are connected to each other by a series of dams, lakes, and rivers, and the Great Lakes Waterway enables modern travel and shipping by water among the lakes. [L2][L3]