What) Lake Ontario is the easternmost of the Great Lakes and the smallest in surface area at 7,340 sq miles, although it exceeds Lake Erie in volume (393 cu mi). It is still the 14th largest lake in the world. When its islands are included, the lake has a shoreline that is 712 miles long. In the Wyandot (Huron) language, Ontarío means “Lake of Shining Waters”.

    As the last lake in the Great Lakes' hydrologic chain, Lake Ontario has the lowest mean surface elevation of the lakes at 243 feet above sea level; 326 feet lower than its neighbor upstream. Its maximum length is 193 miles and its maximum width is 53 miles. The lake's average depth is 283 feet, with a maximum depth of 802 feet. The lake's source is the Niagara River, draining Lake Erie, with the St. Lawrence River as the outlet. (1)

    Where) We found it by accident.

    Why) This was a planned and unplanned Buckys at the same time.  We were always going to visit Lake Ontario eventually but when it turned out to be right beside the next Buckys we couldn't help but walk by to see it and drink from it.

It was a nice sunny day and I enjoyed the shadows and the way the lake appeared to be differently coloured.

The closer I got to it the darker and greener it seemed to get.  When I peered over the edge, I was ...

... entranced by the way it made the sunlight sparkle.  Click the play button on the video above to see what I mean. 

Even though my pictures and video are better than normal, I still prefer the beauty in these two pictures that ... (2)

... I found somewhere on the internet. (3)