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Hidden in Itasca State Park is a unique Minnesota glacier lake with campgrounds and crystal-clear waters

Offering clear waters and quick access to hiking, biking, and boating, this lake in Minnesota is a charming spot for your ...

New ranking reveals the world’s best places for cold-water swimming and wild bathing

Travellers are ditching heated pools for icy lakes and wild swims, as a new global ranking reveals the world’s most ...
AOL

This U.S. Lake Is So Clear and Turquoise It's Nicknamed the 'Caribbean of the North'—and You Can Swim, Snorkel, and Scuba in It

Eric Dush/Getty Images The turquoise waters of Torch Lake is Michigan. Torch Lake is a place that few outside Michigan have probably heard of, yet its turquoise waters and serene sandbar make it one ...
The State

Craving a swim? Lake Murray doesn’t offer much in the way of public access

The opening of South Carolina’s newest state park has become a flash point for conversations about access to one of the state’s biggest lakes. With Pine Island scheduled to open to the public in ...
MLive

Local lake named one of the 26 best in the U.S. for swimming in this summer

CHARLEVOIX, MI - One of Michigan’s largest inland lakes has been named among 25 other lakes in the country as the best for swimming. Lake Charlevoix is on the Reader’s Digest list, in no particular ...