And he encouraged people to be happy because they live near the most beautiful lake in the world.

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But as DeClements and Frandsen, a 39-year-old home care entrepreneur, gazed out from here onto beautiful Lake Pend Oreille, an eagle flew by them overhead.

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And if you just can't wait to be king, get the royal treatment right on the resort's grounds, where you'll enjoy hotel perks like full kitchens in each villa, big-screen TVs, 13 outdoor heated swimming pools, screened-in patios, 13 hot tubs, a fitness centre and a Disney movie theatre, all overlooking beautiful Lake Wilson.

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"Not everyone can live on a beautiful, placid lake, but we can bring the placid lake to them, " Mr. Johnson says.

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Just in front of the hotel is a beautiful river which runs from Lake Thun, about half a mile distant.

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The Lake District is incredibly beautiful but it can be harsh.

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This lake is some ten miles long and is very beautiful but all this country is too old to suit me and there are no trout worth fishing for.

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The course is beautiful, a jaw dropper at every turn, starting with a classic parkland section, featuring lots of water, tons of beautiful stone bulkheading, and a middle section that climbs into high, barren fields overlooking the lake and the rest of the course with a pronounced links feel, before returning to the lake for dramatic finishing holes including, oddly, a long par-3 over the lake for eighteen.

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It was a beautiful, well-planned floating city built in harmony with its surroundings, in the middle of a lake.

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