1
plural Hurons or Huron
: an Iroquoian-speaking member of a confederacy of Indigenous peoples formerly occupying the country between Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario
2
: the Iroquoian language of the Hurons
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Summer cruise turns deadly On Aug. 30, 1892, Minch took his wife, two young children, sister-in-law and niece on a late-summer cruise aboard the Western Reserve up through Lake Huron when bad weather in Whitefish Bay forced them to drop anchor, experts said.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025
The Brooklyn Center for Theater Research will continue to refine Vanya on Huron Street, the production remaining a work in progress—just like Chekhov’s characters, suspended between resignation and the lingering hope that something might change.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The Huron County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident and the Lucas County Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy, the outlets reported.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Lake Superior water levels have been at their lowest since 2013, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan have been at their lowest point since 2014, and Lake Ontario has been at its lowest point since 2003.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025
The Brooklyn Center for Theater Research will continue to refine Vanya on Huron Street, the production remaining a work in progress—just like Chekhov’s characters, suspended between resignation and the lingering hope that something might change.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The Huron County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident and the Lucas County Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy, the outlets reported.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Lake Superior water levels have been at their lowest since 2013, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan have been at their lowest point since 2014, and Lake Ontario has been at its lowest point since 2003.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Huron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Huron. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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