Bridge Michigan is launching the River Awards this summer Nominate your favorite rivers in seven categories before June 19 Once the nominations are set, the public will vote on the winners Michigan’s freshwater coastline runs 3,288 miles, more than any other state in the US. But did you know that Michigan’s river and stream shoreline is 46 times longer than that? There are 300 named rivers in Michigan, yet it often seems like the four Great Lakes touched by the state get all the credit.