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If there is any city in Minnesota that has its claim as a water city, I think Duluth takes the cake with 10% of the world's freshwater at its literal shores.
DavePa's statement was a bit unclear, so I may have misunderstood. In any case, Minneapolis is very water-oriented. The entire park system is based on water.
Of these, Miami. I feel like SF is surprisingly low on this list, as is New Orleans.
Even though it's not on here, Chicago is a pretty water centric city. Beaches spanning whole coast and the historic buildings situated along the river make water a very prominent feature there. The river every year is dyed green on St Patricks day. Tours along the river is basically a must if you're a tourist. Honestly the Chicago river seems more "culturally" ingrained with Chicago than lake Michigan itself.
Hard to vote for anything other than Miami here...
Pick any large city in Florida (excl. Tallahassee) and it would win. The entire state is water culture heaven.
Of these, Miami. I feel like SF is surprisingly low on this list, as is New Orleans.
It's because the argument extends towards the vigor and intensity of water usage. SF and New Orleans, for differing reasons, don't offer ideal water conditions. So they gain the gift of food and operations lifestyle associated with the water, but no extensive usage like with Miami.
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Originally Posted by Arcenal352
Hard to vote for anything other than Miami here...
Pick any large city in Florida (excl. Tallahassee) and it would win. The entire state is water culture heaven.
It's because the argument extends towards the vigor and intensity of water usage. SF and New Orleans, for differing reasons, don't offer ideal water conditions. So they gain the gift of food and operations lifestyle associated with the water, but no extensive usage like with Miami.
Even Orlando?
Very much, yes. It's not Miami or Tampa, but it's still VERY heavily ingrained in society. The whole peninsula is.
I've never been to a city where water is more thoroughly ingrained into the culture than Seattle.
Virtually every aspect - it slices and dices the geography of the city, it has the busiest ferry system in the world, it has a ship canal cutting through it, one of its biggest attractions are the Ballard Locks and fish ladder. Greenlake is its most popular park, Seafair on Lake Washington is one of the largest summer festivals, houseboats all over Lake Union, there's boating and fishing year round, swimming on multiple beaches during the summer, seafood is the most prominent local cuisine, half the bars and restaurants have maritime themes, the fishing culture is huge (Deadliest Catch crew are based in Seattle). The city also has a long nautical/maritime history. Water is everywhere and built into the culture in almost every respect.
Orlando may not be on the immediate coast, but there are lakes of all sizes throughout the metro area.
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