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How does Seattle have so many votes? Are people voting for it because it rains a lot there lol?
I voted Seattle. The city is a narrow isthmus surrounded by water. You can't go from one neighborhood to the next without crossing a bridge.
We got salmon runs, seaplanes landing in the middle of the city, boat houses, biggest and busiest ferry system in the country, great seafood, orca whales, and even a real rainforest. The hockey team is called the Kraken.
Took this shot yesterday from Seattle overlooking Puget Sound (own work).
The OP created this thread in 2017 and included Lakes. Perhaps since Seattle on the list has the lake too besides Sound etc. But the list of cities are clearly ocean cities or along the coast by inlets. CLEARLY I WOULD SAY CHICAGO IS A HONORABLE MENTION AS IS OTHER CITIES.....with its beaches and harbors.
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In which of the following cities is water (oceans, lakes, gulfs, sounds etc.) most ingrained in its culture?
This can range from cuisine to water sports to boating to scenery to general city atmosphere.... all fair game.
One can clearly see why Miami won the poll with year-round recreation on the water and plenty of large yachts over smaller ones probably? Some mentioned Northern cities coastal and for example Chicago on Lake Michigan. Sad it cannot utilize its shores much more year-round with real winters.
Still a city as Chicago has more then 6000 moorings/slips for boats/yachts with 26 miles within the city limits that border Lake Michigan and fishing is plentiful onshore and those who wish to do it by boat.
Does not hurt to point this out despite not with more year-round availability of some other cities. Not saying this city would have or should have won a poll against some of these other cities. Still one can make a case for inclusion ...
Memorial Day (weather permitting) thru Labor Day with the 4th of July generally the largest boat party
in the Playpen off shore of downtown Chicago.... has these boat parties the occur. This year had I believe
some scaled down despite city not wanting them. Jet-skiing and even during the summer wind-surfing since
the Lakes when they are are less riled up are safe for it are also polar and of course the people who head to the
Lakefront parks, concrete portions and beaches. Just this year the beaches were closed yet concrete portions are
treated as if a beach and can be viewed in HD if changed.
Last year 2019 a boat/yacht party downtown in Lake Michigan's blue-green waters.
Inlet north of downtown to one of the cities harbors and people who line the lakefront.
Boaters and Jet-skiers entering and exiting the inlet to the harbor here to the open lake.
This year despite the Pandemic when beaches were closed. People still enjoyed the lake.
I voted Seattle. The city is a narrow isthmus surrounded by water. You can't go from one neighborhood to the next without crossing a bridge.
We got salmon runs, seaplanes landing in the middle of the city, boat houses, biggest and busiest ferry system in the country, great seafood, orca whales, and even a real rainforest. The hockey team is called the Kraken.
Took this shot yesterday from Seattle overlooking Puget Sound (own work).
What a surprise.
According to the OP, Miami, EASILY. Seattle’s water is near freezing most of the year, rendering water sports, boating, and general city atmosphere moot. LA is second on this list.
According to the OP, Miami, EASILY. Seattle’s water is near freezing most of the year, rendering water sports, boating, and general city atmosphere moot. LA is second on this list.
Miami. With the ocean nearby, bay, drainage canals, torrential rains, flooding tides, Everglades, tropical storms, high humidity, flat terrain that collects water, and constant layers of sweat on the body and soaked thru clothing - no city has a more watery culture.
Honorable mentions are Houston and New Orleans - rain, floods, and humidity - but not right on the ocean. People there go thru most of the year with wet clothing.
According to the OP, Miami, EASILY. Seattle’s water is near freezing most of the year, rendering water sports, boating, and general city atmosphere moot. LA is second on this list.
Yeah, I have swum in Puget Sound exactly once and it was not a pleasant experience. You really need to get out to Moses Lake, Lake Coeur d'Alene, or Lake Chelan, which are several hours away --- I've also had a good time at the Snake River and Lake Lowell near Boise.
I don't see how people keep overlooking the Hampton Roads/Tidewater area of Virginia. It should be one of the top three answers easily!
Honestly I always forget that metro exists, which is surprising since it's reasonably big. I hear more about Chattanooga than I ever do about Norfolk etc.
I voted Boston. Closer to the wide open ocean than Seattle, plus there's the Charles River. I have not been to Miami though.
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