Venetian Village - Ospery Point Minor Subdivision  

1830-1840 -

1835

Section 34 Section: 34 Lot _ - 32._7A Section 34 Lot 2 - 48.90A Section 34 Lot 7 - 37.30A

James F. D. Lanier of Jefferson county, Indiana on 30 June 1837 was issued the certificate #6822 the East half of the North East quarter of section thirty three and the north half of section thirty four containing 198 79/100 acres.

1872 Plat map D. Easterday (Daniel Easterday) 38.50AA & 17.38A non-lakefront G. J. Zachuman 45.90A & 72.39A

1876 - Not given

1880 Plat Map D. Easterday (Daniel Easterday) 133.06A B. Easterday (Benjamin Easterday) 118.90A

1898 Plat Map D. Easterday (Daniel Easterday) 38.30A S. Overmyer (Schuyler) 32.90A & 45.90A

1900

1908 Plat Map Daniel Easterday 38.30A Schuyler 0. Overmyer 32.90A & 45.90A & 140.79A non-lakefront

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1922

Venetian Village history 1922 1936 - John Kline 1948-1962 - Clarence Kline

1979-82 - Bruce Schartz/Ron Felty ? -Apr. 1987 - Allywn B. Williamson
Apr 1987- May 1990 - James W. Budden . May 1990 - 2022,Jan - Thomas L. & Debra S. Reinke 2022,Jan-2026 - The McCLoskey Family Trust Osprey Nesting Pole

Thanks to the volunteer effort of the staff at JF New, Lake Maxinkuckee now has a nesting pole to attract osprey. A 50 ft. pole with a platform at the top was placed at the south end of the lake, near the wetland area. The pole and platform supplies were donated by NIPSCO.

Osprey, the sharp-eyed, crooked-winged, fish-eating raptor, was once plentiful in the northern lakes region of Indiana, but the species, like the bald eagle and the peregrine falcon, suffered from chemicals in the environment that diminished their ability to reproduce. Osprey are not endangered on a national level, but they are considered endangered in Indiana. Biologists are aware of only five nesting pairs in the state.

Tri-county Wildlife Area at Syracuse is the closest release site to Lake Maxinkuckee. While the birds may have been released in Syracuse, the young birds choose where they will nest. With an 1854 acre lake and an adjacent 80 acre wetland, the Lake Maxinkuckee area has prime habitat to attract the osprey and now with a nesting pole we have made it that much more attractive.

We may not see osprey right away because it is believed the juvenile birds migrate to South America for a year or so and then return, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be looking for them. They usually return to this area around April.

2015, Jun 5 - And we Have Ospery

Finally, after twelve years we have a nesting pair of Osprey at Lake Maxinkuckee>



in NOV. 2003 the LEMC asked NIPSCO to install a utility pole with an Osprey nesting frame attached, and filled the frame we thought the osprey would like.





Unfortunately , the long awaited couple failed to appear and the nest simply fell apart from long winter and the wind. Only two sticks remained when an Osprey couple appeared in 2007, but it wasn't inviting enough to get them to rebuild.



Since late 2007 I would go out always see those two lone sticks on my many weekly field trips around the lake, just hanging there, seemingly to taunt us...

Then one day in early spring of this year, I again turned down the road to go visit the sticks, a trip that had become somewhat of a private joke... when I saw them as I turned the corner... a gorgeous pair of Osprey with eggs of their beautiful new nest!

Success!

I called the IDNR to see if we should try to shut down the road - as you know I am the excitable type - but he said that they would stay if the activity wasn't too great, or they would 't have lasted this long.

Please be careful if you wander in the direction of the nest. Now that summer is is here we need to give them as much privacy as possible so they can raise their young, and hopefully come back next year.- Kathy Clark LEMC Director.

The adult is blackish-brown above and white below; the breast is white or sometimes shows a brown band (especially in females). The head is mostly white with a broad black stripe extending from the eye to the back. Bill and talons are black and eyes are yellow to orange. Ospreys range in size from 21" - 25" long with a wingspan of 59"- 67". Females are about 10 percent larger than males weighing from 2.5 - 4.25 pounds while males weigh 2.25 - 3.75 pounds.

VENETIAN VILLAGE LOT 1 & 2
LOT 1 OSPREY POINT MINOR SUB
LOT 2 OSPREY POINT MINOR SUB

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