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catbyte

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6. In spite of the name, no, lol. I grew up on Lake Michigan and I love to swim.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 08:05 PM

Aug 7

I stuck my big toe in Lake Superior one summer, and it was so cold that an electric shock went right up my leg, through my torso, and into my armpit. Yikes! Plus, a lot of the shoreline is rocky. It is impressive, though.

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Is Lake Superior better than the other Great Lakes? [View all] raccoon Aug 7 OP

Yes. The Blue Flower Aug 7 #1

Huron to something. Harker Aug 7 #2

In the immortal words of Gordon Lightfoot Chasstev365 Aug 7 #3

Those damn lakes some_of_us_are_sane Aug 7 #4

I'm pretty sure it's one of the greater lakes Ilikepurple Aug 7 #5

In spite of the name, no, lol. I grew up on Lake Michigan and I love to swim. catbyte Aug 7 #6

Eerie would be better if it didn't touch Ohio. (Old Michigan joke) Srkdqltr Aug 7 #7

The only Great Lake I've actually visited and swam in was Lake Michigan. Sogo Aug 7 #8

Nope, I live a couple of minutes from Luciferous Aug 7 #9

Yeah me too... Figarosmom Aug 8 #12

All the Great Lakes are Special - But, Lake Superior is truly an inland sea (larger in size than Maine). waterwatcher123 Aug 7 #10

Great Lakes? JoseBalow Aug 7 #11

I did find this online to support the "Superior" claim: True Dough Aug 8 #13