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There is a crazy option on the poll called "other". Use it.
Anyways, please explain to those of us not wholly familiar with Chicago how water is ingrained in the cities culture (more so than say Miami, Seattle, or Boston)
I did not INFER Chicago would win. You listed Lake in your post on cities ----> to choose from. I merely note NO city listed its primary body of water is a lake.
I do say Chicago over Boston. NOT Seattle and Miami. But Chicago surely embraces its Lake Michigan on its 26-miles of shoreline of Parks, Harbors, Lagoons and Beaches with its Core having it as a backdrop.
I see other fine for purely opinion polls that are less cut and dried. Again Chicago wins as a Lake city. Even Salt Lake City is one. But the more extreme Port cities on oceans where living on their bodies of water occurs. Is far more then Chicago.
But honorable mention since you gave me more a opportunity and reason to?
So Honorable mention as a LAKE water city Chicago. Not a win over Miami.
The whole metro is linearly oriented along the Atlantic coast and its largest draw and much of its identity is based on its coastline. The beaches are pretty well frequented throughout the year and there are numerous inhabited islands with causeways and bridges connecting them. Miami and its metro probably has the largest volume of people arriving by water due to its massive cruise terminal which is in addition to the usual container shipping services it has. Miami also has to deal with the seasonal terror of hurricanes and flooding which can viscerally ingrain itself.
Miami's so integrated with its water that it's got a pretty good chance to become one with it within some people's lifetime.
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Water is an enormous daily influencer in the lives of Miamians as stated above. The barrier island which houses Miami Beach and other coastal towns gives its residents and visitors both sunrise and sunset over the water. It also provides 3 main "coastlines": oceanfront on the barrier island; bay front on the barrier island, and bay front on the mainland. Islands dot Biscayne Bay primarily with housing but also with retail, services, amenities and hotels. The Miami River brings water into the heart of the city and is the separator between downtown and Brickell. Channels canals and retention ponds create a web throughout the metro to manage water on a daily basis.
Miami is also the only city in America that borders 2 national parks: Biscayne National Park and The Everglades...and both are parks about water.
Water is basically Miami's baseline or its "neutral". It's so prevalent that you sometimes forget to stop and appreciate it.
Water is an enormous daily influencer in the lives of Miamians as stated above. The barrier island which houses Miami Beach and other coastal towns gives its residents and visitors both sunrise and sunset over the water. It also provides 3 main "coastlines": oceanfront on the barrier island; bay front on the barrier island, and bay front on the mainland. Islands dot Biscayne Bay primarily with housing but also with retail, services, amenities and hotels. The Miami River brings water into the heart of the city and is the separator between downtown and Brickell. Channels canals and retention ponds create a web throughout the metro to manage water on a daily basis.
Miami is also the only city in America that borders 2 national parks: Biscayne National Park and The Everglades...and both are parks about water.
Water is basically Miami's baseline or its "neutral". It's so prevalent that you sometimes forget to stop and appreciate it.
Even north of Miami the water is still super prominent all over the metro area. Ft. Lauderdale's nickname is actually "The Venice of America." Just look on Google Maps, it's crazy. It's also the yachting capital of the entire world. Florida is known as the fishing capital of the world, and a lot of that centers on South Florida. Thousands and thousands of man made bodies of water are spread all throughout the metro area in places like golf courses and office parks, and there are a few in almost every single neighborhood, far more than anywhere else in the U.S. Just look on Google Maps at all the bodies of water around the Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach suburbs. It's actually pretty unbelievable.
Only 45 minutes west of West Palm Beach lies the largest lake in all of the lower 48 states after the Great Lakes and the Great Salt Lake. It's arguably one of the best bass fishing spots in the entire world, especially for it's size. I really don't see how people are saying Seattle. Just the huge pool and beach culture alone down there should be enough to easily win this poll. What other large urban area exists with that kind of culture year round in the entire first world? The answer is none, and it's not even remotely close. Just look at the video I posted below. Only a few places in the world can pull a crowd that large to the beach. Not to mention actually going in the water..
New Orleans is on the Ocean (gulf). It is heavy with swamps and other waterways. It is so inundated with water that when you bury people, you can only hope they stay down and don't float away.
Philadelphia is a big water city, as is Baltimore. Virginia Beach, Jacksonville, Miami... so many.
Miami Marlins & Miami Dolphins.
Our team's namesakes live in the water!
UM Hurricanes: Our main university's team name is water!
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