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View Poll Results: Which state has the best lakes
Minnesota 105 26.38%
Michigan 122 30.65%
Wisconsin 35 8.79%
Maine 5 1.26%
New York 42 10.55%
New Hampshire 4 1.01%
Washington 14 3.52%
Vermont 1 0.25%
Idaho 8 2.01%
California 21 5.28%
Florida 14 3.52%
Texas 13 3.27%
Ohio 8 2.01%
Arizona 3 0.75%
Nevada 3 0.75%
Voters: 398. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 06-15-2010, 06:04 PM
 
Location: Bel Air, California
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Old 06-15-2010, 06:21 PM
 
Location: Soon to be Southlake, TX
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typically when you describe something, and then post images, the images should somehow reflect what you are describing. Well I guess the water is flat so I'd give you that much, but most lakes I have seen do tend to be flat and not slanted. I'd guess I'd give your attempt a D- for getting that much right.

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this would be a swamp, just coincidence that it happens to be in Florida (from Wikipedia)
You can call Florida swampy all you want, they are tourist attractions in Florida... they bring in a lot of money.

But where in Minnesota will I find beautiful, warm, tropical white sand beaches full of coral reefs and dolphins? There is no disrespecting Florida here because I do not see yachts and tiki bars with hot girls dancing in Minnesota.
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Old 06-15-2010, 06:22 PM
 
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Well my vote still goes to Florida, New York, and Utah
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Old 06-15-2010, 06:41 PM
 
Location: Soon to be Southlake, TX
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Of course you don't because you don't live here.
You know what I meant. What is for sure is you have nothing to say to it. Minnesota has a lot of lakes but they are in the middle of nothing.

Those photos are nothing special by the way. Docks and boats and people are found on just about every lake.
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Old 06-15-2010, 07:09 PM
 
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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You know what I meant. What is for sure is you have nothing to say to it. Minnesota has a lot of lakes but they are in the middle of nothing.

Those photos are nothing special by the way. Docks and boats and people are found on just about every lake.
AGAIN....

Is your sole purpose for being in this thread for smacktalking and insulting Minnesota (even though you clearly know very little about it) or do you actually have something worthy to contribute here? Incessent trolling, yuck! This is a good thread, don't ruin it.

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Old 06-15-2010, 07:17 PM
 
Location: St Paul, MN - NJ's Gold Coast
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Minn lakes > Fla Lakes

Both terrains around the lakes in FL and MN are for the most part- flat, but you can't swim in the MAJORITY of FL's lakes.
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Old 06-15-2010, 07:19 PM
 
Location: Bel Air, California
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Oh yeah, ya just gotta love those Florida Lakes...

Pathologists: 3rd Boy Died From Waterborne Amoeba - Orlando News Story - WKMG Orlando (http://www.clickorlando.com/news/14058562/detail.html - broken link)

Orlando Triathletes Allowed To Skip Swimming After Amoeba-Related Deaths - Orlando News Story - WKMG Orlando (http://www.clickorlando.com/news/14117665/detail.html - broken link)

Brain-Eating Amoeba Strikes in Summer

Swimming in Orlando area? Beware of killer amoeba [The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.]

Man Hospitalized With Deadly Amoeba Infection - News Story - WFTV Orlando
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Old 06-15-2010, 07:31 PM
 
Location: Soon to be Southlake, TX
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These are in upstate NY in the Adirondacks. I am not ignorant here though, maybe a bit blunt, but it is truth. It seems there are many ignorant people who vote for Minnesota based solely on the fact that it has the most lakes... which does not even come close to meaning it is the best lake state. NY has the 3rd or 4th most lakes in the country, and out of the top 5 states with the most lakes NY has the most scenic of them all.


YouTube - Parasailing over lake george NY

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Old 06-15-2010, 07:36 PM
 
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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These are in upstate NY in the Adirondacks. I am not ignorant here though, maybe a bit blunt, but it is truth. It seems there are many ignorant people who vote for Minnesota based solely on the fact that it has the most lakes... which does not even come close to meaning it is the best lake state. NY has the 3rd or 4th most lakes in the country, and out of the top 5 states with the most lakes NY has the most scenic of them all.


YouTube - Parasailing over lake george NY




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That is much better. Thank you. But again you incessently diss Minnesota, pointless, it won't change the poll results. Try camping up in Lake of the Woods, or canoeing Boundary Waters, or go see the spectacular Lake Superior shoreline before you force your Minnesota diss down peoples throats. Appreciate places for what they are, it makes the world a much more enjoyable place, and gives the thread a lot more substance.

BTW I love the Adirondacks! and the Finger Lakes, and Lake Champlain is glorious. I've never seen the great lakes shoreline (Ontario, Erie) in upstate NY. Ever been? I'm curious.
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Old 06-15-2010, 07:43 PM
 
Location: Soon to be Southlake, TX
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The Great Lakes here is not that great to me. There is the Thousand Islands Seaway which is cool because of all the islands and some "castles" and then there is a place on Lake Ontario called Chimney Bluffs, but they make up a very short span of the shoreline... the rest of it is just flat.

Chimney Bluffs
Chimney Bluffs State Park - Upstate New York - Did it?
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