An American vacation spent swimming, boating, or just lounging on a lakeside beach is the ideal way to recharge your soul, but you need to find the perfect destination to make that dream come to life.

One of Alexandria's Chain of Lakes features sandy beaches, waters rich for catching largemouth and walleye, and nearby trails for hiking and biking.

Celebrities love the Adirondacks just as much as the rest of us. Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner were spotted last week in Lake George, the “birthplace of the American vacation.” The couple spent the ...

Dear Annie: Every summer, my husband “Jake” and I spend a week at his parents’ lake house in Wisconsin. It’s a beautiful spot -- right on the water, with pine trees, hummingbirds and a little dock ...

This lake in Arkansas is the ideal spot for reeling in bass and catfish, taking hikes like the Great Blue Heron Trail, or ...