Chicago, IL; Michigan City, IN; Ludington, Manistee & Muskegon, MI; Milwaukee, Manitowoc, Sheboygan & Sturgeon Bay, WI
Chicago is a probable.
Detroit It is true that Detroit is "by" the Great lakes if one means not "on" the Great lakes. Detroit is "on" the Detroit River, which along with Lake St.Clair, and the St. Clair River, connects...
Milwaukee
Muskegon, Ludington, and Grand Haven are few of the Michigan port cities on Lake Michigan
Chicago.