Lake Pontchartrain isn’t technically a lake, but it has been called such for hundreds of years, so the name stuck. It’s actually a natural estuary, an enormous body of shallow brackish water that is part of the delta land. Fresh water flows from all over the American heartland and into this basin, opening up into…
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Imagine boating through rough water, in your center console boat, while the deck of your boat stays level. What an enjoyable experience that would be – and it’s now possible with the Seakeeper Ride system. I’d like to call my self an early adopter of new technology and I cannot wait to tryout the new…
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It’s not every day that you get to announce the building of a new lake, much less two. North Texas is soon to be home to Bois d’ Arc Lake and Lake Ralph Hall, Texas’ two newest lakes. Both lakes are in Fannin County. Bois D’ Arc Lake is located four miles northeast of Bonham,…
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If you’re looking for a huge, beautiful lake that really has everything, then take a trip to northeast Oklahoma to Grand Lake O’ The Cherokee. Squarely within the Cherokee Nation, this 46,000 acre lake is over 60 miles long, and has well over 1,300 miles of shoreline. It has plenty of amenities, mixed with plenty…
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The Great Loop is the way to enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime boating adventure. Boating the Great Loop boat trip is not for weekenders; it takes a fair commitment of time. The Great Loop takes you through a magical maze of some of America’s greatest and amazing waterways. What is the Great Loop? The Great Loop is…
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Neatly nestled in East Texas is a beautiful lake that is hardly traveled. Lake O’ the Pines is aptly named, as it is surrounded by beautiful hills and piney woods. Explore Lake O’ the Pines in Detail For more information, news, events, trip planning and interesting history, you can explore our sister site LakeOthePines.net. Here…
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There could be some confusion between the biggest freshwater fish, and the biggest freshwater fish ever caught. The biggest freshwater fish caught can possibly outweigh the biggest species of freshwater fish. Russia’s beluga sturgeon, also known as huso huso, is the biggest freshwater known fish in the world according to the Pan-European Action Plan for…
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If you have been invited to your friend’s boat for an outing, there are protocols to act as a good boating guest and show your friend that you respect their boat. It is even better if you ask what you can and cannot bring. First, find out what kind of boat your friend owns. Ask…
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Limnologists are the scientists who study lakes. U.S. limnologists define a lake as a relatively large body of standing or slowly moving water occupying an inland basin of appreciable size. Definitions that distinguish lakes, ponds, swamps and other bodies of non-oceanic water are not well established. Because of this, lakes and ponds are sometimes mistaken…
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In the summer time, when the mid-day heat hits it’s full peak, there’s nothing more refreshing than jumping in your favorite swimming hole. With murmurs of brain-eating amoebas in the news lately, even while having fun swimming you might be thinking in the back of your mind… is this safe? We hear about these deadly…
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