Lake Huron offers many sights, activities with parks, lighthouses, more

Michigan's thumb has hundreds of miles of shoreline along Lake Huron. Here are 10 things to know about the Great Lake.

Lake Huron sits on the border between the U.S. and Canada, and its closest state is Michigan.

The freshwater lake features state parks, great fishing and underwater shipwreck preserves.

Dozens of lighthouses line the hundreds of miles of Michigan's shoreline along the Great Lake.

Lake Huron , which runs along much of Michigan 's eastern coast, has the longest coastline of the Great Lakes , and offers opportunities for underwater exploration and waterfront recreation , as well as providing a key link in international shipping and crucial fish habitat.

The lake, which Michigan shares with Ontario, Canada, has 3,800 miles of shoreline and the world's largest fre