Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About Canada's Many Wonderful Lakes!

As a "Lost Canadian" who has lived in the USA all my life (mostly Michigan, which is close to Canada), I feel like there are so many things for me to learn about my new country - Canada. So, I've been writing about things I'm learning - such as about the amazing National Parks in Canada, and lately I've been writing about some of the unique, even "quirky" things about Canada - such as their "Whisky War", their "Monopoly Money - Loonies & Toonies, interesting foods, and "The Great Maple Syrup Heist"! Today I'm very happy to let you know about some of the interesting - and even "quirky" things I learned online about Canada's lakes . . .

• Canada has over two million lakes—containing roughly 20% of the world's freshwater.
• They eventually ran out of majestic names and officially resorted to naming bodies of water Stupid Lake, Big Ass Lake, and Crotch Lake.
• Lake Kliluk - known as Spotted Lake (British Columbia) - (or kłlilxʷ in the Syilx Okanagan language): Located outside of Osoyoos, this highly mineralized body of water evaporates in the summer to reveal a surreal, polka-dotted landscape of 365 colorful brine pools. It is a culturally sacred indigenous healing site.
• The different shades of blue, green, yellow, and brown of Spotted Lake are created by varying concentrations of naturally occurring minerals, making every season’s pattern slightly different. (I LOVE polka-dots, so these lakes are lakes I'd love to see for sure!)
• Little Limestone Lake (Manitoba): An incredible marl lake whose water naturally changes color. As water temperature fluctuates, calcite dissolves or precipitates, shifting the lake's appearance between milky turquoise and crystal clear, sometimes in a single day.
• Pingualuk Lake (Quebec) pronounced PING-wah-loo-ik (or ping-gwah-LOO-ik). The name comes from the Inuktitut language, which translates to "pimple" or "where the land rises". Hidden in a meteorite crater formed 1.5 million years ago. Because the crater has no inlets or outlets, it contains some of the purest, most transparent freshwater on the planet, with visibility extending over 35 meters.

You will find my full post about Canada's Many Wonderful Lakes at this link.