Skip the beach, hit the lakes says Forbes

In lieu of vacations to the beach, Forbes Magazine recently featured five summer lake getaways with activities and sights galore. Forbes mentioned Lake Placid in New York, formerly famous for hosting the Winter Olympics twice, where fishers may find rainbow and lake trout earlier than usual due to the mild winter. Also featured were Lake Oconee in Georgia, located one hour from Atlanta, the Finger Lakes in New York, famous for numerous nearby wineries, Lake Tahoe in Nevada and Lake Geneva in Wisconsin.

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Image credit: Lake Placid Lodge.