Green Lakes after a heavy snowfall feels almost unreal. The world gets quiet. The colors soften. And that impossible turquoise glow breaks through the white like it’s alive. Standing here you realize this isn’t just another state park. It is one of Upstate New York’s natural wonders and one of the few meromictic lakes left on the planet. No mixing of its layers. No disturbance. Just time and nature doing what they do best. It is the kind of place that stays with you even when you are far from Up