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Long Island's great lakes

Published: August 10, 2008 4:53 PM
By PAT BURSON  pat.burson@newsday.com

Photo credit: Newsday/Ana P. Gutierrez | Gabriel Salisbury, 5, and his brother Damien, 6, splash water around in Lake Ronkonkoma to keep cool.

Throngs flock to beaches on Long Island during the summer, but the lakes here also are worth exploring.

They offer places where you can sit and commune with nature, take a scenic stroll or horseback ride, catch some fish or paddle around on the water. Here are a few suggestions:

LAKE RONKONKOMA

Where: Borders the towns of Brookhaven, Islip and Smithtown

What it offers: Once...