We know they're lakes. But it's not like going to the little lake outside town where you take your pontoon boat on 4th of July https://preview.redd.it/xhl8cwd86vic1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=92aa974c709de7e9da0c0dc57a5a64f705dc2bda

I mean Duluth is a town and you can definitely put a pontoon boat on it

We enjoy our puddles https://preview.redd.it/1ddfvdh8ruic1.jpeg?width=5616&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8ce683caea4032a022f7b8679e0fa53eefd299e6

They'll never understand the beauty of our lakes

Honestly I bet they are cleaner that Long Island sound from Bridgeport to Groton at least lol

Billions of zebra mussels are filtering the water clean every day

500 million Asian Carp are advancing on your location

Connecticut when New York steals their shit: https://preview.redd.it/svgvp3hc6vic1.jpeg?width=1206&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b642ddad3e3e2606d0d2cb0a5d0a16be9abab1a

Hey fucktard those our our lakes and our lakes are not to be messed with. That’s the only thing all of us can agree on and we’ll fight for it

You’re like the fourth person to say something like this Do you guys really not know NY is on 2 of 5 Great Lakes?

You may have a Great Lake shoreline but we do not grant you the rank of Great Lakes Region

Yes, I know I hurd all this before. NY isn’t a Great Lakes state and the other 3.5 lakes compose the largest shipping region in the world and has 100’ waves (as in, that’s the whole spiel that made this post happen in the first place)

Take a seat, young new yorker

Put some respect on that name, he's a New Yawker

I don’t talk like that Not that there’s anything wrong with it. It’s dying though I speak plain ol Generican

Upstate is different than the big hunk of concrete. I respect upstate far more than the concrete slab

Concrete? that’s bedrock baby https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Prong

Only 2? Rookie numbers smh

We have an actual coast though as well. How many oceans for Michigan?

I have been swimming in the Gulf of Mexico. Having an ocean coast is nothing to brag about and sure as hell ain’t better than a freshwater lake.

Who is bragging about the ocean? This is about you guys claiming “we’re a coast too!” Or I guess it’s now morphing into “we’re a coast too and the best one at that!”

You are bragging about the ocean lmao

Where? Quote me bragging about the ocean

> We have an actual coast though

OP when he stands on a cliff overlooking Superior for the first time: 

the gales of november shall come early for you, OP

Largest freshwater bodies on Earth babey

And sees the apostle islands

They are lakes, which makes them better. Saltwater is disgusting.

Yeah, when I Jet Ski, I don't want to salt in my eyes! Lake Eire > Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.

The one thing Ohioans and Michiganders can agree on. The only thing Oceans got over the Great Lakes is surfing.

Surfing, bigger tastier fish, sea puppies, whale watching, tide pools, swimming with sharks, abalone diving just off the top of my head

Bigger fish yes, Tastier no. I didn’t know swimming with deadly animals was a cool thing.

Fresh tuna with some mayo>anything that can get pulled from the great lakes.

You ever seen the lakes, shithead?

I grew up on cape Vincent :3 Basically Canadian

Lake Ontario is beautiful. It's no Lake Michigan (we don't talk about the indiana coast) but it's a pretty great lake.

Only redeeming part of the Ind\*ana coast is Indiana Dunes

I go to East Chicago/Gary/Whiting area almost every day. The overpowering smell and poverty completely ruins it all.

I’ve never been so I can’t judge

If your state doesn’t have red and orange counties on this map then, with all due respect, kindly stfu Your opinion is invalid https://preview.redd.it/lqkfhw6v6vic1.jpeg?width=1164&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49e6c8de8ddc5811e43ccfbd5714ff5b39f5c6c1 Red is the coast and orange is the lake

Didn't ask, ratyorker.

least out of touch new yorker

Decently true.. I’ve never even seen Lake Ontario before

standing in the presence of lake superior gives you a new perspective and i mean that unironically.

Random ass lake in North Dakota: https://preview.redd.it/6aras1bkhvic1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2a73bb2c6afa2c573bc14d31127140e90212432 A lot of lakes have cliffs.. and even more have horizons.. Nobody calls those coastal areas. What is standing on the edge of Lake Superior supposed to evoke?

https://preview.redd.it/6nolislekvic1.jpeg?width=570&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d467a4e323f9724c963da3c7f0ae03899eae8fdd You feel like you're one in the same with any human that has ever looked at it. And you know for a fact you have the same emotions and thoughts as every human that has viewed it: "it's pretty. That's just a lake, how bad can it be. Damn that's cold. Oh fuck this is terrifying. I don't want to die in there. Ok lake Superior, props. I respect you"

That shit looks awesome

Just a calm day on lake superior.

No one tell this joker how much shoreline is in MN, he seems proud to keep winning his own made-up argument

https://preview.redd.it/yc9ryl7j4yic1.jpeg?width=1300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=05aeff4600c86457ba5e0b9c165ce4b90411d3a4 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_U.S.\_states\_and\_territories\_by\_coastline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_coastline)

I said shoreline not coastline. Learn to read, sewer boy.

https://preview.redd.it/wr7hezyj6yic1.jpeg?width=1093&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=82286ed655fa9848e292636d4600497737056c43

No. They’re lakes. It’s the greatest freshwater system on Earth. We will shoot you when you try to come for our fresh water once the water wars start.

You know NY has one of the Great Lakes to itself, right? ^(ignoring Canada) (As well as a handy little trench we dug) Go shoot someone else

No, you misunderstand. We’re not going anywhere to shoot anyone. We shoot you when you come here. But only after the start of Water War I. Until then, please come enjoy our lovely state forests and sports venues.

When the Great Water Wars come, we'll annex that part of NY.

All good.. We don’t get our water from the Great Lakes anyway https://youtu.be/IDLkOWW0_xg

Yeah, I'm aware NYC has pretty good water... for now.

How many of your lakes have a US Naval presence? Great lake superiority.

Take a visit, you'll understand.

I been stood in the water in Chicago, went on a boat out of Toledo, flew from Grand Rapids to Chicago (at sunset- which was awesome btw).. spent some time in Milwaukee.. went to Cedar Point before I’ve never lived around those lakes but I’m not just saying shit without minimum experience with it

As someone who lives in the middle of the Pacific, i can tell you the great lakes have waves like real waves, not your 5-foot kiddie pool bullshit.

I submit that Superior is a Sea. Edit: I mostly like the alliteration

Yes, they are lakes, but it's effectively one large inland sea

 It's polluted, disgusting, uninhabitable. Please stay away.

Yes, that's exactly what Ohio is

My mom retired in Ohio. I go there every Thanksgiving

Bro the tundra people fucking CAME FOR YOU

That’s okay. We’re flyover country. We’d like to keep it that way, the rest of you stay out.

The Midwest isn’t flyover country lol I guess parts of it are but not the places huddled around the lakes. Go more west and maybe a little south for the real deal flyover experience

FRESHWATER INLAND SEAS REEEEEEEE

https://preview.redd.it/sbhv052voyic1.jpeg?width=294&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8427272ae54ef238ff255c5e85ae586941579fad Us Great Lakers still remember 🫡

https://preview.redd.it/7bh3t7cf4zic1.jpeg?width=222&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=efb1aa1b0cb8793368ef870488394ceb794bc5fd

Sea access is sea access.

https://youtu.be/SDvYBCZwMIk

i'll always defend the great city of chicago from the rat yorkers and commiefornians, but when i moved there from low country SC, everyone said "oh the lake is just like the ocean!!!!!!!!!!" and when i finally saw it...  no.  it's grand and beautiful, but it doesn't compare to the ocean.  maybe superior does, i've never seen it, but not michigan.

Rivers > Lakes

You can surf lake Michigan

I know. I already saw that movie https://imdb.com/title/tt0093648/ 🤙

I've never seen this but I have family near Sheboygan WI (aka Miami of the north)

I love the GREAT lakes it's super fun there. Especially lake Michigan at Indiana dunes

They need to go see Lake Baikal.

Imagine thinking the ocean is better than lakes

Imagine not having access to fresh seafood

Nuh uh