McIntosh County, Oklahoma

Lake Eufaula - Oklahoma's largest lake - and Checotah's Carrie Underwood connection - from Lake Eufaula (at 102,500 acres, the largest lake in Oklahoma and one of the largest man-made lakes in the United States - the Canadian River impoundment provides exceptional fishing, boating, and shoreline recreation across an enormous water surface that straddles multiple counties) to Checotah's Carrie Underwood (the American Idol Season 4 winner and multiple Grammy Award-winning country music superstar was born and raised in Checotah - "Before He Cheats," "Jesus Take the Wheel," and dozens of other hits have made her one of the best-selling music artists of the 21st century).