AP file photo, 1999

AP file photo, 1999
SCENIC RIDE: Bicyclists glide past a vista overlooking Jordan Pond and the Bubbles Mountains on a carriage road at Acadia National Park, near Bar Harbor, Maine.
AP file photo, 2003
BETWEEN THE BIRDS AND US: Chris Rost and his girlfriend, Joy Brown, both of New Castle, Del., share a portion of the beach with seagulls. The two were spending a drizzly, cool and windy day in Seaside Park, N.J.
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MAJESTIC VIEW: The evening sky near Islesford, Maine, glows deep red during a sunset. The mountains of Mount Desert Island are in the background.
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IN FOR A DIP: Children take a swim in the Brainerd Lakes area of Minnesota. Often, people who seek out summer rentals have childhood memories of such vacations and want to share the experience with their own children.
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WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE: The Brainerd Lakes region in Minnesota contains nearly 500 lakes within a 30-minute drive.