>>11134027>No, the lakes are basically inland seas.Correct, sorta. No place that borders the Great Lakes is anything like an actual major coastal city, which is defined by having people from all over the world coming and going due to the port. Canadians are just wannabe Americans, so they don't count.
Maybe the port no longer defines the cities due to the advent of air travel, but the history of the city is what makes it what it is.
