Lake Maggiore: La Dolce Vita

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…

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Flathead Lake: A Colossal Montana Adventure

Flathead Lake in far northwestern Montana lays claim as one of the cleanest lake in the world. The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation cooperatively manage Flathead Lake. The Flathead Reservation wraps around Flathead Lake’s southern and southeastern shores, and MFWP takes care of…

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How To Start A Campfire The Easy Way

Building a campfire is one of those basic skills that we all should have, even if retreating into nature is not our favorite pasttime. Do we always take the time to build a campfire, fireplace fire, or BBQ or smoked meat fire correctly, even if we know how—no, we do not for our own reasons,…

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Scotland’s Mysterious Loch Ness

Located in the Scottish Highlands, Loch Ness is a place shrouded in mystery, legend, and natural beauty. This iconic lake has captured the imagination of the world for centuries, thanks in large part to the enduring myth of the Loch Ness Monster, commonly known as Nessie. In addition to its legendary allure, Loch Ness offers…

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Lake Willoughby: Vermont’s Pristine Paradise

A remote wilderness in northern Vermont holds Lake Willoughby, Vermont’s deepest lake that is entirely within Vermont’s borders. Glaciers carved out Lake Willoughby in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. Years ago, former Vermont governor and U.S. senator, George Aiken, deemed this region the Northeast Kingdom. Aiken thought this region so gorgeous that it should be a kingdom. …

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Spotlight on Lake Pontchartrain

If you’ve ever driven across a bridge so long you lost sight of land in both directions, chances are you were crossing Lake Pontchartrain. Technically, it’s not even a lake. It’s a vast estuary—630 square miles of shallow, wind-swept brackish water that blurs the line between inland America and the Gulf Coast. But for more…

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Exploring Cracker Lake, Montana

Montanans know Cracker Lake in Glacier National Park in Montana as a turquoise gem. Glacier National Park comprises 150 named Rocky Mountain peaks and is full of lakes lying in deeply carved mountain valleys. This park is known for its 700-plus-miles of hiking trails and over 700 lakes. Cracker Lake is one of the smaller…

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