Simoneau: Meech Lake, with almost no politics

For much of my adult life, Meech Lake seemed to me more political construct than blue water and verdant views. It was the lake of the accord, with its waves of democratic debate and its trippy, lapping idioms such as “amending formula” and “asymmetrical federalism.”
Then, in 2012, I retired. Meech Lake became less national history. I rediscovered it as a lake.
In the summer, I’d paddle Meech Lake in my new red kayak or I’d swim it. One early winter, the lake f