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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 06-09-2010, 11:03 PM
 
Location: St Paul, MN - NJ's Gold Coast
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Old 06-09-2010, 11:03 PM
 
Location: Jersey Boy living in Florida
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^ Is that the actual color of the lake? That is beautiful.
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Old 06-09-2010, 11:07 PM
 
Location: ☀ ѕυnѕнιne ѕтaтe ☀
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No Fair, Alaska is ALL WATERR
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Old 06-09-2010, 11:08 PM
 
Location: St Paul, MN - NJ's Gold Coast
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^ Is that the actual color of the lake? That is beautiful.
Yup! It's Lake Kenai, the color of the water has to do with the melting glaciers in summer time.
I really want to get to Alaska someday, it's just the most beautiful state in the nation IMO.
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Old 06-09-2010, 11:09 PM
 
Location: Jersey Boy living in Florida
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^ Yeah I want to see what it's like as well.
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Old 06-09-2010, 11:10 PM
 
Location: ☀ ѕυnѕнιne ѕтaтe ☀
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This is exactly why I noted Florida a few posts ago. Along with the snakes, critters and gators you have lakes or ponds with flamingos, fountains and good fishing. Still you have to admit some of the Florida lakes are not quite as useable to people than a state like Wisconsin where every lake is beautiful.

Florida has good freshwater but her real strongpoint is the outstanding seacoasts which blows almost every other state "out of the water", LOL.
Indeed very true. I mean there are still lakes in orlando I be like "Where the hell did this come from"??? Sure there are more lakes that are more suitable for humans in other states, in Florida's defense, the beaches and sea coast draws people away from discovering what all Florida has to offer, and it is too hot to be nature hiking and what not.
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Old 06-09-2010, 11:10 PM
 
Location: St Paul, MN - NJ's Gold Coast
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no fair, alaska is all waterr

errrt! Crash!
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Old 06-09-2010, 11:11 PM
 
Location: ☀ ѕυnѕнιne ѕтaтe ☀
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errrt! Crash!
it is lol and it is like 5 times bigger than every other state! But it is beautiful.
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Old 06-09-2010, 11:20 PM
 
Location: St Paul, MN - NJ's Gold Coast
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it is lol and it is like 5 times bigger than every other state! But it is beautiful.
No, it's not all water. The southern most Islands have weather similar to Seattle - Anchorage up to Fairbanks isn't covered up with snow and ice all year round. not Even Barrow can say that! Most of Alaska is LAND.

The northern most region of Alaska we can exclude from the topic, but the Southern most Islands (capital region)/Anchorage/Fairbanks areas definitely deserve a mention.
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Old 06-09-2010, 11:21 PM
 
Location: Northern Minnesota
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Not trying to be mean, but what's the difference between a natural lake and a man-made one outside of the obvious (one being man-made and the other not)???

I think the biggest differences between natural and manmade lake would have to be depth, water quality/clarity, stumpage that may or may not have been removed.
I know I hate seeing manmade lakes in agriculltural runoff like those inland lakes in Southern Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and other farm intensive areas of the Midwest because they are soupy pea green because of the excessive Phophorus loading resulting in lots of algae and rough fish.
I chose Minnesota because the lakes are the reason I live here. I enjoy the isolation of some such as the thousands in the BWCA and the accesibility of them throughout the state. Northern Wisconsin is also beautiful in this regard and heading into the UP of Michigan.
Mountain lakes I tend to find chilly at times to allow summer recreation. I also love ice fishing which gives a huge nod to Northern climates with four seasons to make this a possibility.
To sum this up I love all lakes, I just prefer lakes located in Minnesota.
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