Well my mom's from Brockport NY and my dad's from Chicago so I guess I have the lineage to comment here.
Love all the Great Lakes and haven't spent enough time on them.
Just wanted to see if there is a term for: really-big-lakes-that-are-oh-so-very-nice-but-ain't-Great
I'd like to nominate Lake Okeechobee here in Florida. Second largest fresh water lake wholly in the U.S. and only 14 ft deep on average. I've seen storms whip up on Okeechobee in less than 10 minutes that destroy the rigging on many sailboats.
Any others?