The following is a guest post written by Mark at KayakGuru.com. Be sure to check out KayakGuru.com to learn more about kayaking! Covering parts of eight US states and one Canadian province, the Great Lakes Region certainly lives up to its name. Spanning Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Ontario, it offers an array of protected waters just perfect for exploring via kayak. The 5 Great Lakes (Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior) aren’t only surrounded by forests and rural hiking trails, they also cover many cities. A thorough tour of this 95…