Glaciers and the rivers they melted into carved out Lake Erie from our earth’s crust between the period of one million and 12,600 years ago. To put it in perspective, and give or take a few years, it took 987,400 years to create Lake Erie and the other Great Lakes. The Iroquois Confederacy inhabited…
No matter where you visit at Lago Maggiore in Europe, you will find vibrantly colored landscapes and charming villages painted with chroma. The ancient Romans called Lake Maggiore “Maximus”, meaning “The Greatest”. Maggiore is Italian for “Greater”. Lake Maggiore is Italy’s second largest lake. Bronze and Iron Age peoples inhabited Lake Maggiore. The Romans began…
Lake Winnipesaukee lies in eastern New Hampshire about 11 miles east of the Maine border as the crow flies. It is further if when are driving through the Ossipee Mountains on the northeast, the Belknap Mountains on the southwest, and the foothills of the White Mountains on the north side of the lake. This lake…
Lake Jocassee nestles in a secluded haven in the vertice of the Georgia and Tennessee borders, in the far northwestern corner of South Carolina. Its shorelines touch Oconee and Pickens Counties. Two of Lake Jocassee’s northernmost arms venture into Tennessee’s Gorges State Park and its south-westernmost point edges up to Devils Fork State Park. Lake…
Lake Michigan is the largest lake in the world wholly inside one country and its shores touch four states, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The name Michigan stems from the Ojibwa Indian word “mishigami”, which means “great water.” The U.S. shares the other four Great Lakes with Canada. The Straits of Mackinac, a 4 to…
Tanzania, Africa, sits on the south side of the Equator. Lake Natron is on Tanzania’s northern border, with a tiny part of it in Kenya. This area in Tanzania is its Northern Safari Circuit. Tanzania is known worldwide for its safaris with luxury tents in vast Tanzanian National Parks, and especially the Serengeti. Yes, Lake…
Upon first sight of Ross Lake, many visitors had not believed the sun-kissed, vivid colors of its waters in its pictures were real. Seattle City Light operates Skagit Dam, which impounds the surreal Ross Lake. Ross Lake narrowly winds south to north on the Skagit River with a part of it in Canada in the Ross…
Over fourteen (14) U.S. lakes use the name Mirror Lake. Theoretically, Mirror Lakes perfectly mirror their surrounding landscapes on top of their still waters and give off an illusion of infinite depth. Weather plays a role in glass-like, still waters. Even a slight breeze can disrupt a lake’s reflections. Mirror Lake, Yosemite, California Tenaya Creek…
The largest lake within the borders of New York State (NYS), Oneida Lake, lies less than 30 minutes northeast of Syracuse, New York. Syracuse, a frontier town, grew up around the building of the Erie Canal, but Oneida Lake is a natural glacial remnant lake. The Oneida Indians named Oneida Lake “Tsioqui”, which means “white…
The Great Salt Lake is shrinking and in distress, but continues to boast year-round, outdoor excitement, mostly off the water, primitive to luxurious accommodations, city attractions and creature comforts, and is surrounded by nature abounding with flora and fauna. Its high salt content renders it impractical for swimming, but a few people do swim in…