Which state has the best lakes? (live, rates, place, America)
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so Lake ontario is a cute little pond, thats news to me, oh and MIchigan doesnt own all of any of the great lakes.
Michigan does win buy not by much
NY and Minnesota both put up a decent fight.
Actually, Wisconsin has many more sq. miles of water than does Minnesota, and, it's a much smaller state.
so Lake ontario is a cute little pond, thats news to me, oh and MIchigan doesnt own all of any of the great lakes.
Michigan does win buy not by much
NY and Minnesota both put up a decent fight.
Well OK, I'd give a little bit of love to New York but I can only vote once.
Believe it or not, Oklahoma is probably the king of man-made lakes. In surface area and miles of shoreline. Oklahoma has several rivers which cross the state, and perhaps in an overreaction to the dustbowl the state and the Corps of Engineers built dams since the 40's all over the state.
Some of the lakes are plain looking, but some are spectacularly pretty, and almost all have great fishing. Also, contrary to another stereotype, Oklahoma has lots of hills and even a few mountains in many areas of the state. The prettiest lakes are in the Ozarks or the Ouachita mountians in the eastern half of the state.
Also, Arkansas has some fabulous "man-made" lakes, including Beaver, Bull Shoals, and Ouachita, which was declared the cleanest lake in the nation recently I believe.
Well OK, I'd give a little bit of love to New York but I can only vote once.
New York IS pretty spectacular in the lakes department. The nice thing about New York compared to Michigan or Minnesota is that it has higher elevations from which to view the lakes. There are some awesome views when driving near the finger lakes and Lake Erie, just because the surrounding land rises high above the lakes. We don't have quite the same effect here in Michigan, unless you are in the U.P. or on top of a sand dune (although I still think we win this contest hands down).
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I still haven't heard anyone's response to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota......There is nothing like it in the rest of the country and MN also has Lake Superior and thousands and thousands of lakes (even if some aren't as "cool-looking" as some homers seem to think). I think Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin ALL have AMAZING lake culture and geography -- and NOT ONE is far better than the other, simply because all have unique features (e.g. Boundary Waters, shoreline, sand dunes, Great Lakes, etc.).
Whoever says otherwise is a blind, sorry homer, IMO.
I still haven't heard anyone's response to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota......There is nothing like it in the rest of the country and MN also has Lake Superior and thousands and thousands of lakes (even if some aren't as "cool-looking" as some homers seem to think). I think Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin ALL have AMAZING lake culture and geography -- and NOT ONE is far better than the other, simply because all have unique features (e.g. Boundary Waters, shoreline, sand dunes, Great Lakes, etc.).
Whoever says otherwise is a blind, sorry homer, IMO.
What the heck is a homer, homer?
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