Indian Lake (formerly Lewistown Reservoir ) is a reservoir in Logan County, western Ohio, in the United States. It is about 20 mi (32 km) southeast of Lima. It is fed by north and south forks of the Great Upper Miami River, Cherokee Mans Run, Blackhawk Creek, and Van Horn Creek, and, from the spillway (located at what is now State Route 366) built in the 1850s by Irish workers, is the beginning of the Great Miami River. At 5,104 hectares, Indian Lake is the second largest inland lake in Ohio.
Indian Lake, so named by European-American settlers because some tribes live in the region and found the Lake area to be ideal for fishing and hunting, originally a group of small lakes and wetlands that occupy about 640 acres (2.6 km 2 ) hectare. In the 1850s it was adapted as 6,334 acres (25.63 km 2 ) acre "Lewistown Reservoir," to collect water for the Sidney Feeder to Miami and the Erie Canal, which extended from Toledo to Cincinnati. Within a few years after its development, the channel system became an outdated mode of transportation compared to the new and emerging railways.
However, Indian Lake remains. It is well served by trains, and has become a destination for recreational and recreational activities such as fishing and boating. In the early years, the lake had bass as a catch of apricots for fishermen, with bluegill and crappies captured in large quantities. Since the mid-20th century, the Lake has been filled with fish including Saugeye, which has been nationally recognized. Several major fishing tournaments are held every year, with local bass clubs organizing weekly contests. Generally this follows the "catch and return" rule. Ice fishing and snowmobile has grown in popularity. Colorful snow glasses gather, often in large numbers, outside some lakeside restaurants when the owners stop for tea and coffee with their burgers and wings.
The Indian Lake has many islands, including the "Indian Isles" network that curves across the center of the lake, a vast wildlife area accessible by a network of channels, multiple driveways and bays, and about 30 miles of coastline. Lake and adjacent Oldfield Beaches (end points of several miles, cycling/walking trails by the lake), Moundwood boat ramps and Lakeview Harbor, marinas in Moundwood and in Cherokee Campgrounds, and other greenspaces including Pew Island, managed by the Department of Resources Ohio Natural Power as part of the state park system of Ohio. A popular country road lane lies, in addition to those ending in Oldfield Beach, on Pew Island and in Cherokee Campgrounds.
A song by The Cowsills during the 1960s was claimed by the Indian Lakers to be about their lake, but others argued it was actually about a lake of the same name in New York State. However, within a few years The Cowsills became popular, they visited regularly and they (Cowsill) said "this song was written about our favorite place."
The Lake Calendar begins with Jimmy Buffett's weekend in the first week of February, with the annual Boat Show show at the first weekend in March. The ever-growing display of fireworks, part of July 4 observations, was watched by people on hundreds of boats as well as crowds along the coast. The "Ring of Fire", on Sunday night over Labor Day weekend, by the knowledge extends Indian tradition in harvest celebrations. Some events, whether a restored Chris Craft boat show, a fishing tournament, or a "walking poker" charity activity around the Lake, are scheduled for almost every summer weekend. Local folklore refers to an abandoned tin mine beneath the Lake, and the use of the north side of the Lake and dance hall by the Chicago mafia in the past.
In the early days it expanded into the middle of the last century, the Lake was primarily a destination, with many lightly built coastal huts especially for summer use. Many know it as an amusement park location with roller-coaster and other rides and ballroom, discussed below. Although still the busiest in summer, since the late 20th century, Lakefront has developed as a second home area or retirement home, with many new permanent homes, and the renovation of various old huts.
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The main part of Lake history is the amusement park and dancehall in Russells Pointake advertised as "Midwest's Million dollar Playground". Pappy Wilgus, resident of Russells Point, built Sandy Beach Amusement Park, which opened to the public on May 29, 1924. It was also promoted as "The City of the West Atlantic." They set up a 2000 "back and back" wooden coaster, built by the National Amusement Device Company, known as "Coaster", "Thriller", "Big Dipper" and "Silver Streak" for years. The park offers arcade penny, carousel, millrace trip, Ferris wheel, funhouse, boat trips, and boardwalk to Sandy Beach Island for swimming.
The main attraction is Minnewawa Dance Hall. With two bandstands and room for hundreds of couples, the park claims it is the biggest and best dance hall in Ohio. The famous orchestra as led by Paul Whiteman and Rudy Vallee packed in the crowd. Sandy Beach was a huge success even during the Great Depression, and hosted many dance marathons in the 1920s and early 1930s. 1931 The National Endurance Dance Marathon, held at Minnewawa, lasts for 80 days, 2 hours. When the fire destroyed most of the wooden structure of the park in 1935, the garden was sold to new owners. They invested $ 100,000 to rebuild, including replacing Minnewawa Dance Hall with Moonlight Terrace Gardens. The crowd continued to come until the 1950s. Over 100,000 attended the 1953 Sesquicentennial Ohio celebration at Lake India.
Parks and dancehalls began to deteriorate and decline in the 1950s, as presence fell because people had more options and access by private cars. The park was renamed "San Juan Amusement Park," inspired by the antique neon sign "San Juan Hotel" located near the park entrance. On the night of July 4, 1961, the row at the Russells Point bar across the street began to fight - and before the night ended, there was a riot involving nearly 500 youths. For almost a decade, there has been a repeat of the Independence Weekend riots. The family chooses to go to safer destinations and motorcycle gangs are interested in the interruption and become a part of it. The park management fought back, increased their security budget, and when it appeared that they had turned the corner on violence, they changed the name of the park as the Indian Lake Playland in 1967. A statue of the Virgin Mary that lights up slowly spins was erected in the park in 1964 adjacent with the lake in an effort to bring the family back. The statue, still preserved locally, remains there to this day.
But the large and modern new parks at Cedar Point and Kings Island, each about two hours away, attract customers. Seeing the success of Disneyland in Anaheim, California, investors in Sandusky, Ohio invested heavily in Cedar Point in the 1960s. In 1972, the Taft (Taft Broadcasting) family moved some of the rides from Coney Island Amusement Park on the banks of the Ohio River, 10 miles east from downtown Cincinnati to Kings Mills, Ohio, where they provided the beginning for a new main park known as King Island. Indian Lake Park bought a second roller coaster, one of Ben Schiff's popular "Wild Mouse" arenas, but that did not work. The park sells steel coasters, replacing them with giant colorful steel slides, before closing in 1975. The wood coasters and other rides continue to deteriorate and sit still until the park was leveled in 1982 after the property was purchased in 1981. Many kiddie rides that disassembled and other garden memorabilia auctioned before demolition of the park. Most properties have been developed privately.
The park was divided by a channel, the entrance to Russells Point harbor, with a 1920s hanging bridge connecting both sides. Lack of maintenance led to the closure of the bridge decades later, though it remained standing. The development of private housing has taken place in the former parking lot, and condos and apartments lined the water. Local fundraising and grants allow the bridge to be rekindled in 2010, and by 2014, the bridge was renovated with a brick walkway and reopened to the public in a ceremony on August 23, 2014.
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Two villages are located on the lake: Russells Point at the south end, and Lakeview about two miles northwest of 33 US continents. Other parts of the Lake area are located in other government areas: most of the Lake area is in Stokes. Township, though some southern sides are part of the City of Washington and some of the east side is part of Richland City. Its location in the northwest corner of Logan County places it close to Roundhead City in Hardin County, Goshen Township and Clay City in Auglaize County, and Jackson Town in Shelby County. Not surprisingly, letters directed to the Lake area contain various postal codes.
Many unrelated but famous areas are part of the Lake community: Wolf and Orchard Islands, Artists' Isle, Waterbury, Dunn's Pond, O'Connor's Point, Lake Breeze, Long Island, Avondale, King's Landing, Turkeyfoot and Sassafras Points, Chippewa and Blackhawk, and many islands and regions consisting of the Indian Islands: Lake Ridge, Shawnee, Seminole, Cranberry Bay, Miami, Tecumseh, and Minnewauken.
Local low power radio station WRPO at Russells Point serves Lake area; operated by citizen-minded citizens.
Nearby Indian Lake is the ski resort of Mad River Mountain, Ohio and Zane Caverns, Piatt Castles, Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum, and Marmon Valley Farms on horseback, all open to the public.
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See also Edit
- O'Connor's Landing
- List of lakes in Ohio
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External links Edit
- "Video News Lake India Ohio". Mandy101 Productions. Ã,
- "Indian Lake Park". Ohio Natural Resources Department.
- Ohio DNR fishing map Lake India
- "Welcome". Indian Lake.
- "Indian Lake Views From 7,000 Feet: Shows the entire lake, island and surrounding towns". Flickr.
- "Indian Lake Chamber of Commerce". Indian Lake Chamber of Commerce.
- "See Indian Lake website". SeeIndianLake.net.
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