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Great Lakes Circle Tour: North America’s Fresh Coast
The Great Lakes thrill us with their beauty and inspire us with their magnitude. In 1988, the Great Lakes Commission approved a Great Lakes Circle Tour to create…
Lake Union: an Aquatic Playground in the Heart of Seattle
Lake Union was the setting for Tom Hanks’ floating home in the 1993 box office hit “Sleepless in Seattle.” This floating home is a popular stop…
Lake Waiau: a Remarkable Hawaiian Moonscape at 13,000 Feet
Measuring just two acres in surface area, tiny Lake Waiau is one of the highest elevated lakes on the planet. Located at 13,020 feet above sea…
Rideau Canal Waterway: Ontario’s 125-mile Marvel
Ontario’s Rideau Canal Waterway stretches 125 miles through a series of lakes and rivers connected by canals. Boaters can cruise this scenic waterway from the city…
Spotted Lake: Surreal Natural Beauty in British Columbia
If Dr. Seuss created a lake, what would it look like? Probably like Spotted Lake in British Columbia, located just a few miles from the Washington…
Lake Rotomahana: Lost and Found Pink Terraces in New Zealand
During the 19th century, Lake Rotomahana’s famous Pink and White Terraces were described as the Eighth Wonder of the World. The terraces were New Zealand’s most…
Fox Chain O’ Lakes: The Key West of the Midwest
Located just 50 miles north of Chicago and 55 miles south of Milwaukee is one of the most popular boating and fishing destinations in the United…
Uncover the Romance of England’s Lake District
What are the best views in England? A poll of Brits voted the famed Lake District as having the best views, with Buttermere topping the list.…
Lake Pepin: Take a Roundtrip Tour of This Treasure on the Mississippi
Lake Pepin is a stunningly beautiful hidden treasure, located about 90 minutes southeast of Minneapolis-St. Paul. Lake Pepin is the largest lake on the Mississippi River,…
Trent-Severn Waterway: An Ontario Treasure Filled With Attractions
The Trent-Severn Waterway is one of Ontario’s historical treasures, coursing 240 miles across southern Ontario from Lake Ontario to Lake Huron’s Georgian Bay. Originally planned and…
Elk River Chain of Lakes: Michigan’s Marvelous Inland Waterway
One of Michigan’s famed inland waterways, the Elk River Chain of Lakes feeds a series of 14 lakes in the state’s northwestern Lower Peninsula. The 75-mile…
Uncover the Charm of These 4 Lake Erie Islands
Lake Erie’s 6,261,500 acres border four states – New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan – and the province of Ontario, Canada. Contained within this Great Lake…