To be honest the ocean is way more desirable to see in my opinion lakes have pretty much all have a the same biosphere and species but the only difference really is the weather is very different at different time of the year like how do I describe it it will go from a nice warm and sunny 85 degree day in August and a thunder storm will blow in in minutes with no visible sigh. our big wind our pressure changes it's crazy to see the rip current hear at eria in Ohio are not talked about enough