has lake michigan ever had a tsunami?
But tsunamis on the Great Lakes, known as 'meteotsunamis', can also happen. ... June 26, 1954: A 10-foot, meteotsunami-caused wave swept fishermen off a pier on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago. Seven were killed. July 4, 2003: Seven swimmers drowned on Lake Michigan near Sawyer in Berrien County.