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My summers growing up were spent swimming in the ocean on the beaches of Massachusetts and the lakes of NH and Vermont. I love swimming in clear water lakes in the northern tier of the country. I actually even took a dive into Lake Crescent once out on the Olympic Peninsula (now that is a very beautiful lake). The shores were rocky and the water was cold, but nonetheless the experience was exhilarating for me. I write this in the desert heat, I have a pool here on property but I sure do miss swimming in good lakes and the ocean in the summer. Different Strokes, different folks.
Very true.
I've spent a lot of time in Hawaii, and didn't go in the ocean there, either. So it's not water temperature.
But it's a good example of how differently people do something as simple as which is a better lake. I'd never look at it in terms of swimming. Boating, fishing, hiking ... sure. Just not swimming. So I want my lakes gorgeous.
New York.
You can start with Lake Erie and Ontario, then to the finger lakes, then the numerous mountain lakes in the Catskills and Adirondacks. Plus everything else in between.
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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T & L's - America's most beautiful lakes...
Lake Powell, AZ/UT
Lake George, NY
Lake Santeetlah, NC
Yellowstone Lake, WY
Lake Superior, MN/MI/WS
Flathead Lake, MT
Hanging Lake, CO
Crater Lake, OR
Deer Lake, MN
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV
Cado Lake, TX/LA
Mono Lake, CA
Echo Lake, NH
Michigan for its ample Great Lakes access, Minnesota for its eastern parts with its many, many lakes, and then New York for its access to both Great Lakes (two of them) and many smaller and distinctive lakes within the state.
Michigan for its ample Great Lakes access, Minnesota for its eastern parts with its many, many lakes, and then New York for its access to both Great Lakes (two of them) and many smaller and distinctive lakes within the state.
I'm curious why Wisconsin, which has about as many inland lakes as Minnesota in less total area plus about the same amount of Lake Superior shoreline plus an entire eastern border with Lake Michigan (which MN lacks) comes up short next to Minnesota so much on this poll/comments. Must be the license plates!
I'm curious why Wisconsin, which has about as many inland lakes as Minnesota in less total area plus about the same amount of Lake Superior shoreline plus an entire eastern border with Lake Michigan (which MN lacks) comes up short next to Minnesota so much on this poll/comments. Must be the license plates!
Remember all the lakes around Madison--fairly good-sized, too.
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