By the late 18th century, the eastern end of the straits was controlled by Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island, a British colonial and early American military base and fur trade center, founded in 1781. With the advent of European exploration into the area in the late 17th century, Lake Michigan became used as part of a line of waterways leading from the Saint Lawrence River to the Mississippi River and thence to the Gulf of Mexico.
The all-time low-water mark was eclipsed in January 2013. In January 2013, Lake Michigan's monthly mean water levels dipped to an all-time low of , reaching their lowest ebb since record keeping began in 1918.
In the winter of 1964, Lakes Michigan and Huron reached their lowest level at below datum.
As with the high-water records, monthly low-water records were set each month from February 1964 through January 1965.
As with the high-water records, monthly low-water records were set each month from February 1964 through January 1965.
In each decade since 1980, steady increases in obscure surface temperature have occurred.
Val Klump, a scientist at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1985.
In the summer of 1986, Lakes Michigan and Huron reached their highest level at above datum.
The Lake Express, established in 2004, carries passengers and vehicles across the lake between Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Muskegon, Michigan. === Islands === At , Beaver Island is the largest island in Lake Michigan; it is the namesake of an archipelago in Charlevoix County, Michigan, which includes Garden Island, Grape Island, Gull Island, Hat Island, High Island, Hog Island, Horseshoe Island, Little Island, Pismire Island, Shoe Island, Squaw Island, Trout Island, and Whiskey Island.
In 2007, a row of stones paralleling an ancient shoreline was discovered by Mark Holley, professor of underwater archeology at Northwestern Michigan College.
The lakes were below their long-term average and had declined 17 inches since January 2012.
The all-time low-water mark was eclipsed in January 2013. In January 2013, Lake Michigan's monthly mean water levels dipped to an all-time low of , reaching their lowest ebb since record keeping began in 1918.
The warming of Lake Michigan was the subject of a 2018 report by Purdue University.
The high-water records were broken for several months in a row in 2020. Historic low water Lake levels tend to be the lowest in winter.
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