Wawasee and Maxinkuckee, resort lakes in northern Indiana: encore
Wawasee and Maxinkuckee, resort lakes in northern Indiana: encore

Wawasee and Maxinkuckee, resort lakes in northern Indiana: encore

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<p dir="ltr">As the two largest natural lakes in Indiana, they have been the scenic locations of summer homes for more than 100 years, with vacation lodging options ranging from waterfront mansions to cottages and bungalows. They've also attracted their share of celebrities and even notorious characters.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Lake Wawasee</strong>, southeast of the town of <strong><a href= "http://www.syracusein.org/">Syracuse</a></strong> in <strong><a href="https://www.kcgov.com/">Kosciusko County</a></strong>, and <strong>Lake Maxinkuckee</strong> - with the town of <strong><a href= "https://townofculver.org/">Culver</a></strong> (<strong><a href="http://www.co.marshall.in.us/">Marshall County</a></strong>) near its shores - share glacial origins along with most of the lakes of northern Indiana. (<strong>Lake Monroe</strong> in southern Indiana is larger than either of the two, but it is man-made.) The two largest resort lakes in northern Indiana are the focus of this encore broadcast of a show that originally aired in July 2018.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong><a href= "https://www.in.gov/governorhistory/mitchdaniels/3446.htm"><img src="http://hoosierhistorylive.org/images/Lake-Wawasee-from-the-air.PNG" alt= "The Lake Wawasee area has a rich history that dates back to its time as the tribal lands of Miami Indian chiefs Wawasee and Papakeecha. " width="313" height="337" align="left" />Col. Eli Lilly</a></strong>, founder of the pharmaceutical business that eventually became an international giant, and his descendants have had summer homes at Wawasee since the late 19th century. A lavish hotel at the lake, <strong><a href= "http://www.wawaseespink.com/">The Spink</a></strong>, hosted visitors including <strong><a href= "https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/al-capone">Al Capone</a></strong> and Hollywood notables like <strong>Bud Abbott</strong> and <strong>Lou Costello</strong>. Originally built in 1926, the Spink was sold to a Catholic order in the 1940s and remodeled to become a seminary; it later served as a

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