You may know the acronym HOMES for the Great Lakes of Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior, but you almost certainly do not know the acronym SCHMOE. And yet, but for a very brief time in 1998, Vermont’s Lake Champlain was America’s sixth Great Lake.
A Good Lake, but Not a Great Lake ∞
Merriam-Webster also suggests “CHEMOS”, which I guess is the plural of “chemo”, as in “chemotherapy”.
Monday, September 29th, 2025
