Keuka Lake

[ kyoo-kuh, key-oo ]

/ ˈkyu kə, keɪˈu /

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a lake in W central New York, one of the Finger Lakes. 18 miles (29 km) long.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

The “waters of Lake Minnetonka” may have been purifying, but they were also freezing.
Speed Read: The Juiciest Bits From the History of ‘Purple Rain’|Jennie Yabroff|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I am reminded of the story of Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent, VT) walking along the shores of Lake Champlain.
Santa Fails One More Time|P. J. O’Rourke|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
People are extremely anxious about the next generation,” Lake said, “and it unites America.
How Will Cuba Play In Peoria?|Eleanor Clift|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Williams said he went to the lake to take a stroll “because of his heart.”
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This video remedies that injustice, showcasing an owl doing a butterfly stroke in Lake Michigan.
Swimming Owls, Jane Krakowski’s Peter Pan Live! Audition, and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ages back—let musty geologists tell us how long ago—'twas a lake, larger than the Lake of Geneva.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
They also seized the lake gunboats, took an entire Spanish garrison prisoner, and captured a large quantity of stores.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
A small but beautiful river debouches from the lake at its west end, and the town is grouped around this outlet.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
They gardened, they drove out, they rowed and sailed upon the lake, but they declined all acquaintances.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
A similar circumstance has occurred on the seashore at Hoy Lake, Cheshire, where several "fairy pipes" have been found.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.