lakes

Here's a real fact that does not sound like a fact. The prettiest lake in Illinois isn't in Illinois at all. If you're confused, join the club.

Summertime is all about getting outside and enjoying the nice weather and swimming is a vital part of that. However, there are now 38 places in Illinois that now have urgent swimming warnings about staying out of the water.

If you were planning on swimming at an Illinois lake this weekend, you might want to check the status first as suddenly there are urgent orders at a half dozen Illinois water places to avoid swimming at all costs.

As a kid in Missouri, I always wanted a treehouse. That sadly never worked out. But, I have found one as an adult that just so happens to sit next to a huge 60-acre lake in Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest.

If you love to swim or scuba dive, you have to check out Wazee Lake in Wisconsin this summer!

A majority of the lovely lakes of Iowa have a secret.

This group of personal Submariners build their own craft, and drop them into lakes across all of North America for exploring!