Editing Lake Michigan (section)

=== Tourism and recreation ===
Tourism and recreation are major industries on all of the Great Lakes. A few small cruise ships operate on Lake Michigan, including a couple of sailing ships. Many other water sports are practiced on the lakes, such as yachting, sea kayaking, diving, kitesurfing and lake surfing. [[Great Lakes passenger steamers]] have been operating since the mid-19th century. Several ferries currently operate on the Great Lakes to carry passengers to various islands, including [[Beaver Island (Lake Michigan)|Beaver Island]] and [[Bois Blanc Island (Michigan)]]. Currently, two car ferry services traverse Lake Michigan from around April to November: the SS Badger, a steamer from Ludington, Michigan, to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and the [[Lake Express]], a high speed catamaran from Milwaukee to Muskegon, Michigan.

The [[Great Lakes Circle Tour]], a designated scenic road system, connects all of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.great-lakes.net/tourism/circletour/ |title=Great Lakes Circle Tour |publisher=Great-lakes.net |date=July 5, 2005 |access-date=February 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725204133/http://www.great-lakes.net/tourism/circletour/ |archive-date=July 25, 2010 }}</ref> The lake is a great place to view ice volcanoes,<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/ice-volcanoes-explode-along-lake-michigan-as-ice-balls-line-shoreline-nws/2220759/| title = Ice Volcanoes Explode Along Lake Michigan as Ice Balls Line Shoreline: NWS| date = February 17, 2020| access-date = February 18, 2020| archive-date = March 1, 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210301231244/https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/ice-volcanoes-explode-along-lake-michigan-as-ice-balls-line-shoreline-nws/2220759/| url-status = live}}</ref> which typically occur at the start of the [[winter]] season.

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|File:Holland State Park.jpg|Lake Michigan beach at [[Holland State Park]] in Park Township, Michigan
|File:20080704 North Avenue Beach.JPG|Chicago's [[Chicago beaches#North Avenue Beach|North Avenue Beach]], [[Lincoln Park]]
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