Founding editor Mark McDonald used to love this question and his answer is a classic.
He said, "If it is three acres and yours, it's a pond. If it's three acres and mine, it's a lake."
I'll always remember chuckling the first time I read that, back in 1992.
The 'standard' is if it is less than 5 acres, it's a pond.
My three acres are a lake. Based upon two undisputed facts:
1. It's three acres and it's mine.
2. The local folks named it Hidden Lake and I'm not gonna argue with the local folks.
As you can see, when I created my screen name I was being modest.
