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Old 07-17-2010, 11:49 AM
 
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Where do you guys go swimming? Ive always wanted to know where people in the midwest go for swiming and water activities? Which places are the best for that?
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Old 07-17-2010, 12:29 PM
 
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
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Pools and lakes.
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Old 07-17-2010, 12:31 PM
 
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Where do you guys go swimming? Ive always wanted to know where people in the midwest go for swiming and water activities? Which places are the best for that?
Most midwesterners swim in lakes and/or city swimming pools. I will say though, after living in Minnesota for almost 20 years, people have vastly different ideas of what makes a "lake". What I consider a pond, some think of as a wonderful lake.
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Old 07-19-2010, 07:55 AM
 
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In the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids area, many opt for one of the beaches at Coralville Lake (actually a reservoir made from dammed up Iowa River), Lake MacBride State Park, and Kent Park, to name a few. Many communities have really improved municipal swimming pools to the point that they are small water parks. Waterloo has the Lost Island Water Park and if you're willing to travel to Des Moines area, Adventureland park has added many water park rides in past few years. There are plenty of places to swim. Boating is a little tougher, with either the very crowded Coralville Lake or the somewhat dangerous Missisippi River being the best choices. Iowa also has lakes in NW IA (Okoboji), but I haven't been there.
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Old 07-28-2010, 07:29 PM
 
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I grew up in SE Iowa. Plenty of room to go boating on the Mississippi River! We also had the Des Moines River that bordered our town with Missouri.
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Old 08-01-2010, 05:04 PM
 
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When I read the title, I thought, well this is the middle of US, so no beaches around..
Forgot about pools and lakes which I haven't seen any yet. I don't think it's the same because there's no waves.
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Old 08-01-2010, 07:38 PM
 
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
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When I read the title, I thought, well this is the middle of US, so no beaches around..
Forgot about pools and lakes which I haven't seen any yet. I don't think it's the same because there's no waves.
I doubt the OP is an idiot so I'm sure he/she is well aware there are no oceans in Iowa. That said, lakes have beaches. Granted, they are not beaches adjacent to an ocean, but they are still beaches. Check the dictionary, if needed.

I don't understand the rest of the comment. Please translate as I'm thoroughly confused by it as Iowa as many recreational lakes as well as both private and public pools.
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Old 08-01-2010, 11:24 PM
 
Location: Des Moines, IA
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I don't think it's the same because there's no waves.


Waves are caused by wind and gravity from the moon. We get wind and gravity from the moon, thus lakes and ponds have waves....just not the same magnitude as the ocean.
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Old 08-01-2010, 11:38 PM
 
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
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Waves are caused by wind and gravity from the moon. We get wind and gravity from the moon, thus lakes and ponds have waves....just not the same magnitude as the ocean.
Maybe he/she meant tides?
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Old 08-02-2010, 12:45 AM
 
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swimming pool or lake
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