What is the largest inhabited island in the Great Lakes?

In total, there are some 35,000 islands in the Great Lakes. Of those, Huston estimates that 30 of those have either year-round or seasonal residents. The biggest island is Manitoulin in Lake Huron, which has about 13,000 residents and is the largest freshwater island in the world.



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