The Round, Long, and Crooked lakes of Michigan

You can’t turn around without bumping into a lake in Michigan. One day I was driving and I saw two long lakes pretty nearby each other. I was indignant. How many Long Lakes are there in Michigan anyway? It turns out there are a lot. There are also lots of Round Lakes and Crooked Lakes. And they also happen to be pretty eponymous, it turns out. Check it…

If you are curious about how this was made, here is a how-to over at the Esri blog. Short version: From Pro, export as AIX file, open in Illustrator (with the Maps for Adobe plugin installed).

Love, John