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Your state's most picturesque lakeside town

Life by the lake
Alabama: Guntersville
Alaska: Wasilla
Arizona: Lake Havasu City
Arkansas: Lake Village
California: Big Bear Lake
Colorado: Grand Lake
Connecticut: Warren
Delaware: Rehoboth Beach
Florida: Mount Dora
Georgia: Cumming
Hawaii: Kāne’ohe, Oahu
Idaho: Priest Lake
Illinois: Lake Forest
Indiana: Brookville
Iowa: Arnolds Park
Kansas: Clinton
Kentucky: Grand Rivers
Louisiana: Breaux Bridge
Maine: Rangeley
Maryland: McHenry
Massachusetts: Great Barrington
Michigan: Holland
Minnesota: Grand Marais
Mississippi: Holly Springs
Missouri: Osage Beach
Montana: Bigfork
Nebraska: Gothenburg
Nevada: Zephyr Cove
New Hampshire: Wolfeboro
New Jersey: Stanhope
New Mexico: Conchas
New York: Canandaigua
North Carolina: Lake Lure
North Dakota: Riverdale
Ohio: Put-in-Bay
Oklahoma: Grand Lake Towne
Oregon: Joseph
Pennsylvania: Jim Thorpe
Rhode Island: West Greenwich
South Carolina: Seneca
South Dakota: Lake Madison
Tennessee: Butler
Texas: Lake Granbury
Utah: Garden City
Vermont: Shelburne
Virginia: Clarksville
Washington: Chelan
West Virginia: Summersville
Wisconsin: Bayfield
Wyoming: Pinedale
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Life by the lake

The US has lakes in pretty much every size and shape imaginable, from small “ponds” to bodies of water so huge it’s impossible to see from one shore to another. There are lakes shaped like gnarled fingers (New York) and surrounded by wineries, while others are dotted with islands. And, while many of these watery wonders are in national parks, others are in towns or small cities with homes, parks and beaches hugging their shorelines. We’ve picked the most charming lakeside town or small city in every state. 

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Ella Buchan

24 June 2022

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