Yep, the folks on Days always talk of the Cubs, the Bears, the Blackhawks, the Bulls. They make quicky trips to Chicago all the time, in fact have talked about seeing the opera in Chicago in the past, and now, as someone pointed out, Chloe got tickets.
There are all kinds of lakes most anywhere. Them being at the beach is not unusual. Folks can have a lake that is only an acre or two and have a beach! Salem also has a river, and it goes straight out to the ocean, or the big lakes..like Lake Michigan.
In the past...Shawn D. borrowed his Dad's truck to go to Indiana, just a couple hours away. When Shawn D. & Belle were on the run, with Patch inside their vehicle, they mentioned crossing the state line into Michigan and heading for Canada.