Stefanie Waldek is an Upstate New York–based journalist and editor who writes about space, travel and design, specialising in astrotourism, the polar regions and aviation. She writes for a wide range of publications, including National Geographic, Condé Nast Traveler, Afar, Architectural Digest, and House Beautiful.

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• Mountain Lakes01 Emerald Lake 1002 Flathead Lake 1603 Jenny Lake 2204 Lake Chelan 2605 Lake McDonald 3206 Lake Tahoe 3807 Maroon Lake 4408 Stanley Lake 5009 Yellowstone Lake 56+ Road trip 62Ice Age Lakes10 Devil’s Lake 6611 Finger Lakes 7212 Kenai Lake 7813 Lake Champlain 8414 Lake Coeur d’Alene 9015 Lake George 9416 Lake Placid 10017 Lake Washington 10618 Lake Willoughby 11019 Lake Winnipesaukee 11420 Priest Lake 11821 Wonder Lake 122+ Road trip 128Ancient, Unusual,and Otherworldly Lakes22 Crater Lake 13223 Great Salt Lake 13624 Lake Lucero 14225 Mono Lake 14626 Pyramid Lake 15027 Salton Sea 154+ Road trip 158The Great Lakes:America’s Inland Seas28 Lake Superior 16229 Lake Michigan 16830 Lake Huron 17431 Lake Erie 18032 Lake Ontario 184+ Road trip 188Engineered Waters33 Broken Bow Lake 19234 Diablo Lake 19835 Lady Bird Lake 20236 Lake Havasu 20637 Lake Jocassee 21038 Lake Lanier 21639 Lake Mead 22040 Lake of the Ozarks 22641 Lake Powell 23242 Lake Santeetlah 23843 Saguaro Lake 24244 Summersville Lake 24645 Sylvan Lake 252+ Road trip 256Wetland andFloodplain Lakes46 Caddo Lake 26047 Lake Chicot 26648 Lake Okeechobee 27049 Lake Pepin 27450 Reelfoot Lake 278+ Road trip 284

Stefanie Waldek is an Upstate New York–based journalist and editor who writes about space, travel and design, specialising in astrotourism, the polar regions and aviation. She writes for a wide range of publications, including National Geographic, Condé Nast Traveler, Afar, Architectural Digest, and House Beautiful.

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• Mountain Lakes01 Emerald Lake 1002 Flathead Lake 1603 Jenny Lake 2204 Lake Chelan 2605 Lake McDonald 3206 Lake Tahoe 3807 Maroon Lake 4408 Stanley Lake 5009 Yellowstone Lake 56+ Road trip 62Ice Age Lakes10 Devil’s Lake 6611 Finger Lakes 7212 Kenai Lake 7813 Lake Champlain 8414 Lake Coeur d’Alene 9015 Lake George 9416 Lake Placid 10017 Lake Washington 10618 Lake Willoughby 11019 Lake Winnipesaukee 11420 Priest Lake 11821 Wonder Lake 122+ Road trip 128Ancient, Unusual,and Otherworldly Lakes22 Crater Lake 13223 Great Salt Lake 13624 Lake Lucero 14225 Mono Lake 14626 Pyramid Lake 15027 Salton Sea 154+ Road trip 158The Great Lakes:America’s Inland Seas28 Lake Superior 16229 Lake Michigan 16830 Lake Huron 17431 Lake Erie 18032 Lake Ontario 184+ Road trip 188Engineered Waters33 Broken Bow Lake 19234 Diablo Lake 19835 Lady Bird Lake 20236 Lake Havasu 20637 Lake Jocassee 21038 Lake Lanier 21639 Lake Mead 22040 Lake of the Ozarks 22641 Lake Powell 23242 Lake Santeetlah 23843 Saguaro Lake 24244 Summersville Lake 24645 Sylvan Lake 252+ Road trip 256Wetland andFloodplain Lakes46 Caddo Lake 26047 Lake Chicot 26648 Lake Okeechobee 27049 Lake Pepin 27450 Reelfoot Lake 278+ Road trip 284

Stefanie Waldek is an Upstate New York–based journalist and editor who writes about space, travel and design, specialising in astrotourism, the polar regions and aviation. She writes for a wide range of publications, including National Geographic, Condé Nast Traveler, Afar, Architectural Digest, and House Beautiful.

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• Mountain Lakes01 Emerald Lake 1002 Flathead Lake 1603 Jenny Lake 2204 Lake Chelan 2605 Lake McDonald 3206 Lake Tahoe 3807 Maroon Lake 4408 Stanley Lake 5009 Yellowstone Lake 56+ Road trip 62Ice Age Lakes10 Devil’s Lake 6611 Finger Lakes 7212 Kenai Lake 7813 Lake Champlain 8414 Lake Coeur d’Alene 9015 Lake George 9416 Lake Placid 10017 Lake Washington 10618 Lake Willoughby 11019 Lake Winnipesaukee 11420 Priest Lake 11821 Wonder Lake 122+ Road trip 128Ancient, Unusual,and Otherworldly Lakes22 Crater Lake 13223 Great Salt Lake 13624 Lake Lucero 14225 Mono Lake 14626 Pyramid Lake 15027 Salton Sea 154+ Road trip 158The Great Lakes:America’s Inland Seas28 Lake Superior 16229 Lake Michigan 16830 Lake Huron 17431 Lake Erie 18032 Lake Ontario 184+ Road trip 188Engineered Waters33 Broken Bow Lake 19234 Diablo Lake 19835 Lady Bird Lake 20236 Lake Havasu 20637 Lake Jocassee 21038 Lake Lanier 21639 Lake Mead 22040 Lake of the Ozarks 22641 Lake Powell 23242 Lake Santeetlah 23843 Saguaro Lake 24244 Summersville Lake 24645 Sylvan Lake 252+ Road trip 256Wetland andFloodplain Lakes46 Caddo Lake 26047 Lake Chicot 26648 Lake Okeechobee 27049 Lake Pepin 27450 Reelfoot Lake 278+ Road trip 284