According to the textbook, Michigan has over 5,100 km of shoreline on the four Great Lakes more than any other state except Alaska. Also unlike other states Michigan’s boundaries do not end at the shore. Michigan’s boundaries reach far out within the Great Lakes making up almost 40% of Michigan’s total territory. There have been many disputes on where Michigan’s boundaries begin and end. For example, the islands of Bois Blanc, Stony, Sugar and Fox reside in the Detroit River was a subject of debate between the US and Canada and who may claim ownership of the Islands. Blanc Island was referred to the US-Canadian Boundary, providing that no military works shall be erected on any of the islands. While the islands of Stony, Fox and Sugar officially
