Walking from Michigan to Canada isn't usually possible. Bodies of water from Lake Superior to Lake Erie separate the US and Canada in Michigan. But thanks to a frozen Detroit River, you conceivably could walk across the border.


With the Detroit River currently frozen, it would be possible to walk to Canada - not that you could cross a potentially dangerous river - we don't want you falling in and drowning - so don't really try it.

Of course you'd still need to walk to a border crossing checkpoint and clear customs, present your passport and make your declarations the same as you would if you were traveling via car.

One other consideration - the US Coast Guard ice cutters routinely run the Detroit River to break up the ice and keep shipping lanes open - so maybe this walking to Canada idea isn't so great after all.

The Detroit River does freeze quite often during the winter, like this video from 2014 shows.

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