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It borders Ontario in Canada, and Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan in the United States of America. It is an important shipment route for iron ore and is part of the Great Lakes Waterway.

Lake Superior, viewed from Au Train Bay in Alger County, MichiganAlger County is a county located in the U. State of Michigan. As of 2000, the population is 9,862. Its county seat is Munising 6. The Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is located within the county. Geography According to the U. Census Bureau, the county h

The lake is fed by over 200 rivers. The largest include the Nipigon River , the St Louis River, the Pigeon RiverThe Pigeon River forms part of the border between the State of Minnesota and the Province of Ontario on the north shore of Lake Superior. Latitude 48°02'N. Longitude 89°49'W. It is approximately 50 mi (80 km) long. Its upper course forms part of the Grand, the Pic River , the White River , the Michipicoten RiverThe Michipicoten River is a river in northern Ontario, Canada, which flows from Lake Wabatongushi and empties into Michipicoten Bay on Lake Superior. This river is 113 km in length. In the days of the fur trade, this river provided access to James Bay by and the Kaministiquia RiverThe Kaministiquia River is a Canadian river which empties into western Lake Superior at the city of Thunder Bay. Kaministiquia is an Ojibwe word meaning "river with islands" due to two large islands at the mouth of the river, resulting in the river to hav. Lake Superior drains into Lake HuronLake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of eastern North America, and separates Michigan from Ontario. Georgian Bay, the easternmost part of Lake Huron, is entirely within Canada. Lake Huron is separated from Lake Michigan, which lies at the same level, by the St. Marys RiverMarys River (sometimes spelled as the St. Mary's River drains Lake Superior, starting at the end of Whitefish Bay and flowing 120 km southeast into Lake Huron. For its entire length it is an international border, separating Michigan in the United States f. The rapids on the river necessitate the Sault locks (pronounced "soo"), a part of the Great Lakes Waterway, to move boats over the 25 foot height difference from Lake Huron.

Important towns on Lake Superior include Duluth, Minnesota, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Marquette, Michigan, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

Among the scenic places on the lake are the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Isle Royale National Park, Pukaskwa National Park , Grand Island National Recreation Area , and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

The lake was named Lac Supérieur by French explorers because it was the highest in elevation of all the Great Lakes. The land surrounding the lake in Ontario, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan has proved to be rich for mining. Commercial concerns have mined copper, iron, silver, gold and nickel. Many towns are either current or former mining areas, or engaged in processing or shipment. The sparsely populated Lake Superior country with its rugged shorelines and wilderness attract tourists and adventurers, making tourism a large modern industry.

The largest island in Lake Superior is Isle Royale.

The Anishinabe were primarily located around the Great Lakes region.

According to an old sailor's tale, Lake Superior never gives up her dead. This is because the lake is much colder and deeper than most other bodies of water. Bodies tend to sink and (unlike the ocean) never surface again.