I'm a huge fan of Google Earth, a free software package that can show you virtually anything on the planet via satellite pictures.

Sal's thread about summers past has had me thinking about the home where I spent all of my formative years.

I'll show you mine if you show me yours.

In this shot, our lake is marked and we can see all the other lakes we used as our childhood playground. The lakes visible in this frame are all within the canal system or walking/biking distance and we routinely portaged our canoe across roadways to go lake hopping and on other various adventures (some less than wholesome).