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Readers' Choice: Great Lakes - Backpacker

Readers' Choice: Great Lakes

Your favorite parks, weekend getaways, peak ascents, campsites, and more in the Great Lakes.

Author:: Steve Johnson
Publish date:: Dec 9, 2010

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