Lake Michigan Is in North America, Not a Continent

Lake Michigan is not located "in a continent" as a political entity—it is a lake on the continent of North America.

Specifically:

• Continent: North America.
• Countries: United States (only one of the Great Lakes entirely within US borders).
• States: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin.
• Great Lakes System: Connected to Lake Huron via Straits of Mackinac (hydrologically one lake).
• Surface Area: 58,030 km² (22,404 sq mi) – 2nd largest Great Lake by volume, 3rd by area.

It is a freshwater lake, not a continent. The phrasing "which continent is it from?" is a category error—lakes are on continents.