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My point was that MI has much smaller inland lakes. Also, many of MI's largest lakes are in the Upper Peninsula, which is far from the main population centers of Michigan. For some perspective, Lake Norris in Tennessee is closer to Detroit than Lake Gogebic near Bergland, MI.
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Also, Texas, Arizona, California, Nevada?!?! Seriously? These states are nearly if not totally lakeless, and manmade fake lakes and reservoirs don't count.
All these states have man made lakes that are popular with boating and recereation. California & Nevada have one of the most famous lakes in the world (natural Alpine lake), Lake Tahoe. Arizona has Lake Havasu, Nevada has Lake Meade, Texas has popular lakes west of Austin, Even Dallas has lakes and boating on its outskirts. There are some pretty well known lakes in these states so think again.
Also, many of MI's largest lakes are in the Upper Peninsula,
Come on Flying Writer, you know better than that. Out of the list posted 2 of the 10 on that list are in the UP, the rest are in the Lower Peninsula. Out of the top 20 largest lakes in MI, only 4 are in the UP.
My vote has to go with MI for the best lakes. MN is almost a dead heat for me personally for top spot. WI would be a very, very close 3rd. The amount of Great Lakes that the borders of MI encompass is what pushes it to the top for me. In a state that the total area is 96,810 square miles when you consider that the water area is 40,001 square miles (Great Lakes and inland), it is hard to top that.
Michigan. 4 great lakes and no city is further than 6 miles from a fresh body of water. The suburbs of Detroit are tight in that regard. They are scattered with lakes.
Has anyone ever swam in any lake in FL and lived to tell about it?
I do all the time and have never had a problem with gators. You northeners are wimps jk . Most gators 6 ft and under won't bother humans. If there are any that get bigger than that near where people swim, a trapper normally comes to relocate it. But there areas where you obviously shoudn't swim, like an undeveloped lake, a canal or a swamp. And there are times when you shouldn't like after dark, or when no one is around. But people swim in Florida lakes all the time and gator attacks are extremely rare.
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Michigan has more lakes than Minnesota btw.
That is not true. My understanding was that MI has about 12,000 lakes and MN has about 14,000 lakes. The "Land of 10,000 Lakes" is a misnomer made way back in the day before topographical maps were made as a suggestion made by explorers of how many lakes the area must have had.
Wisconsin is a beautiful state, with beautiful lakes. In fact, it has the fourth most water area of all states (behind Alaska, Michigan and Florida).
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. Most gators 6 ft and under won't bother humans. If there are any that get bigger than that near where people swim, a trapper normally comes to relocate it. But there areas where you obviously shoudn't swim, like an undeveloped lake, a canal or a swamp. And there are times when you shouldn't like after dark, or when no one is around. But people swim in Florida lakes all the time and gator attacks are extremely rare.
