Lake Garda Lake Garda Lake Garda ( or "", ; ; ) is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, about halfway between Brescia and Verona, and between Venice and Milan on the edge of the Dolomites. Glaciers formed this alpine region at the end of the last Ice Age. The lake and its shoreline are divided between the provinces of Verona (to the south-east), Brescia (south-west), and Trentino (north). The name Garda, which the lake has been seen referred to in documents dating to the eighth century, comes from the town of the same
Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area in the northeast. Pharaoh Lake, which gives the unit its name, is one of the largest lakes in the Adirondack Park totally within the Forest Preserve. The area is a popular destination for hiking and backpacking because of its proximity to the Adirondack Northway. Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area The Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area, an Adirondack Park unit of New York's Forest Preserve, straddles the Essex County-Warren County line in the towns of Ticonderoga, Hague, Horicon and Schroon. The county road along the east shore of Schroon Lake forms the western boundary; to the north, private land and NY 74 form