Beaches might be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Florida or California but likely not when contemplating Iowa, Nebraska, or the Dakotas. Yet every state has stellar beaches.

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Gages Lake, the small body of water and the 3-square-mile town, is about 10 miles inland and west of Lake Michigan, and 45 miles north of Chicago. Home to excellent public schools and popular fishing ...