“Swimming ... I just moved back from the Bay area, so I'm missing the Pacific Ocean.”

— Estrella Brighid, house cleaner, Winfield

“My favorite activity is to hike. I'm used to hiking in the mountains, but I'll take what I can get around here, hike in the woods and along the shore.”

— Joel Plummer, graduate student, Sidney, N.Y.

“Wakeboarding ... it's like snowboarding, but on a lake.”

— Kate Lambourne, researcher, Salt Lake City

“I like to read on the grass at the lake.”

— Leo Manzione, accounting major, Athens, Ga.