Day #22 of the power ranking push. Today’s blog is brought to you by the morning cup of coffee and the nice weekend weather that lies ahead of us. Here in Michigan everyone loves the Great Lakes, because the lakes quite literally make us the state that we are. And since the great state of Michigan has 2 peninsulas sometimes opinions differ about which lake is the best.
We’re going to power rank the great lakes today after the tweet above sparked much debate with the brothers Delta Alpha Delta. For those unfamiliar with the Great Lakes, the lakes included are Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior. Let’s ride.
5. Lake Erie – In my opinion, Lake Erie sucks. It’s the smallest lake and it is claimed by the garbage state of Ohio. I have never once heard of something cool happening at Lake Erie during the summer, really the only thing I’ve heard is that it has been uber polluted and once was on fire. I guess the Erie Canal is ok.
4. Lake Ontario – Lake Ontario is pretty tight, the only issue being that I have is that it’s super far away from the rest of the guys. New York is the state that takes claim to Lake Ontario and they seem to respect it because I always here people rave about upstate New York. Shout out to Buffalo and Niagara Falls too.
3. Lake Huron – This lake got the nod at #3 because I’ve been in it before, but my memories of the beaches are a little lack luster. I don’t think the Lake Huron lakeshore has anything comparable to the Sleeping Bear Dunes or Pictured Rocks Lakeshore. This was the first lake explored by French explorers, which is cool, but the lake is named after the Huron Indian tribe. Very solid #3 on the list.
2. Lake Superior – It absolutely pains me to see the big lake they called Gitche Gumee come in at #2, but I had to be practical with the rankings. With my mother being from the Upper Peninsula, I have spent my fair share of time in Lake Superior. The lake itself is super clean and has beautiful shorelines, but the water is cold as hell. I will admit that this lake goes hard, it's just that one other lake goes a little harder and Superior is kinda on the shit list for taking down the Edmund Fitzgerald.
1. Lake Michigan – Summertime and Lake Michigan go together like John Daly and day drinking, there is no better comparison. Whether you're in Grand Haven, Traverse City or along US-2 in the Upper Peninsula, Lake Michigan delivers. This lake has the perfect temperature during the summer, dare I call it bath water. There is nothing better than a summertime beach push to Lake Michigan if you’re a teenager in West Michigan. Screw the Wisconsin side of Lake Michigan, that part would be in last place.
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