What is the largest city on the shores of the Great Lakes?

Toronto is the largest city on the shores of the Great Lakes.

The Canadian city stands on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario and is the capital of the province of Ontario. Its metropolitan area is one of the largest urban regions in North America, making Toronto the most populous major city directly associated with the Great Lakes shoreline.

Toronto’s waterfront developed around a naturally sheltered location on Lake Ontario. The lake supported shipping, industry, immigration, and later recreation, while the city’s harbour became an important transportation centre.

Chicago is often confused with the answer because it is also a very large Great Lakes city. Chicago is on Lake Michigan and has a larger metropolitan population than Toronto in some comparisons, but Toronto is the largest individual city located on a Great Lakes shore by population.