...raptors. Red-tailed hawks, prairie falcons and barn owls are the most common. Regular visitors to the reservoir often see deer, coyote, fox and bobcat. Nearly 100 small ponds on the...
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...ancient African continent. The collision of continents about 380 million years ago created enough heat and pressure to turn most of the rock into granite, slate and quartzite. Glaciers eventually...
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...From this early experience in commerce with the immigrant Europeans comes a long tradition of providing services to fishermen, hunters and outdoor adventurers that they continue today. The wilderness area...
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Las Salinas de Torrevieja offer a peaceful respite in a thriving resort community on the Mediterrean coastline of Spain’s Costa Blanca. The two natural lakes are saltier than sea water,...
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...of locks and canals. Now, Chemong Lake’s miles of shoreline and many islands constitute highly prized water frontage for cottagers and year-round residents. The large number of pleasure craft passing...
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...When completed in 1935, the dam raised water levels, enlarging the lake and flooding many low-lying areas. The rising water actually isolated one First Nations community on a newly-formed island....
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...The reservoir was a long time in arriving, having first been discussed in the 1930s. The dam was finally approved and completed in 2009, and the reservoir filled by 2010....
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...The small City of Waconia hugs the southern shoreline, and the two marinas are a vital part of the business community. Not far to the east of the city, the...
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...pike, muskellunge, bass and other common species of fish. Victory Bay, in the town of Marston, is known as one of the best areas for both summer fishing and ice...
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...wealth of outdoor fun to all comers. Since the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) first opened the lake to the public in 1975, six campgrounds, a marina, several boat...
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