The following is a list of islands of Michigan. Michigan has the second longest coastline of any state after Alaska. Being bordered by four of the five Great LakesâErie, Huron, Michigan, and SuperiorâMichigan also has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds, as well as innumerable rivers, that may contain their own islands included in this list.
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