We recently returned home from a classic summer road trip. It started with a simple enough idea: Let’s go swimming in all five great lakes. For us, coming up with a simple goal and making it happen leads to some of the best adventures. We were super lucky with the weather and managed to complete our mission unscathed (Superior is freezing!). The conclusion we all agreed upon is that these lakes are HUGE! That’s going to seem obvious to anyone who has spent time on any of them, but when you see all five over a relatively short period of time, it’s rather stunning how big these lakes really are. Lake-by-lake details as follows:
- Lake Superior at Agawa Bay, Superior Provincial Park
- Lake Michigan at Wilderness State Park
- Lake Huron at Canatara Park, Sarnia
- Lake Erie at Port Dover Beach
- Lake Ontario at Beachway Park, Burlington
