America's Most Popular Lake

America's best lake: And the winner is... Newfound Lake in NH!

tech <p>America's best lake: And the winner is...</p> <p>By Laura Bly, USA TODAY</p> <p>Tahoe  - North America's largest and most popular alpine lake, a place Mark Twain once called "the fairest picture the whole earth affords" - is the champion in USA TODAY's recent survey. The poll generated more than 5,000 votes via Facebook and Twitter.</p> <p><a href="http://files.usmre.com/5832/blog/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Newfound-Lake-jpg.jpg"> <img alt="Newfound Lake Real Estate" class="featured alignright size-medium wp-image-4365 featured" height="300" src="http://files.usmre.com/5832/blog/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Newfound-Lake-jpg-234x300.jpg" width="234"></a>Michigan's Lake Charlevoix was runner-up among a field of 15 finalists nominated by regional magazine editors, with strong support for Alabama's Lake Martin, Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks and North Carolina's Lake Lure plus a sizeable number of votes for New York's Blue Mountain Lake, <strong>New Hampshire's Newfound Lake</strong> and Washington's Crescent Lake.</p> <p>While we took some heat for ignoring the five Great Lakes, our intention was to spotlight some of the USA's smaller, less famous summer getaways.</p> <p>So much for that idea: The winner, notes nominator Peter Fish <a href="http://www.sunset.com/travel/outdoor-adventure/best-lake-vacations-00418000077951/"> ,</a> straddles the California-Nevada border and "draws a gazillion - that's what it feels like on a weekend, anyway" tourists who use it as a summer escape hatch."</p> <p>But, Fish adds, Tahoe is "too stunning not to be experienced" - a sentiment echoed by aficionados like Dick Goodrick, a former Michigander who now lives in Dayton, Nev.</p> <p>"The Sierra Mountains around Lake Tahoe clinch the deal," wrote Goodrick. "Year-round recreation, skiing, hiking, casinos, mountain bike riding, fishing, wake boarding, sailing on big boats, paddle wheel dinner/cruise boats, clear deep blue water, spawning salmon, zip-lining, historic homes to visit, and much more. No lake can match it."</p> <p>As a former Southern Californian, I'm no stranger to Tahoe's multiple joys - and although I admit I'd rather listen to the call of a lonely loon than commune with a "gazillion" fellow admirers, I'm looking forward to revisiting some old haunts and discovering new ones for a story and photos that will appear in USA TODAY Travel on Aug. 10.</p> <p>For Information on Newfound Lake Real Estate Call Paula at 603-566-6608 or Carl 603-566-2386 or visit our website  <a href="http://www.nhlakesrealty.com">www.nhlakesrealty.com</a></p>
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