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Is Lake Michigan the most dangerous Great Lake?

By Kathleen Fitch | October 26, 2020

Jamie Racklyeft, the executive director of the Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said the reason Lake Michigan has the most drownings among the Great Lakes is a combination of wind direction and tourism.

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