Lake Maxinkuckee Its Intrigue History & Genealogy Culver, Marshall, Indiana

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1879 - Jul 5 - Two fine club houses have been built this season at Lake Maxinkuckee and handsomely furnished. Ther have also been two or three sailboats put on the lake. The two clubs have already extended about $5,000. - Bristol Banner






1879 - Oct 9 - Attempted Incedniarism - Marmont, Marshall co. In. Oct 8 - An unsuccessful atempt to fire th dry goods store of A Speyer was made night before last. This is the second attempt. - Ft. Wayne Daiiy Gazette






1880 - Apr 16 - It will be good news to some of out people who are fond of jerking the finny tribe. to know that new accomodations in the shape of club houses are to be built on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee, near Plymouth, Indiana. - Noblesville Ledger (Indiana)






1880 - Apr 21 - Important improvements are to be made in the vicinity of Maxinkuckee lake this spring. Club houses, cottages and watercrafts of all dimensions are in contemplation. - THe Republic, Columbus, Indiana






1880 - Jun 11 - The season at Maxinkuckee will open about June 15th, and from July 1st to September 1st the majority of those who expect to visit the new Indiana summer resort will be there. Mor visitors are expected this year than for any three years past. - Bristol Banner (Indiana)






1881 - Jun 30 - Lakr Maxinkuckee is the resore to unuseal numbers this year. Hotel accomations have been exhausted and tenting on the beach is the order - Monticell Herald (Indiana)






1885 - May 8 - A resturant, skating rink, and lodge house is to be built at Lake Maxinkuckee the Nickel Plate Resort- Ft. Wayne Sentinel

1885 Jun 30, 1885 -THE twenty-seventh annual meeting of the Indiana State Dental Association will be held at Lake Maxinkuckee, commencing Tuesday, June 30,1885. The State Board of Dental Examiners will also meet at the same time and place. EW YAN VALZAH, Secretary Terre Haute, Ind. - The Dental Cosmos a monthly record of dental science (Philadelphia, The S. S. White Dental Manufacturing CO. 1885) Vol. XXVII






1885 - Apr 6/9 - Potter Palmer, of Chicago is building a fine hotel at Lake Maxinkuckee Ft. Wanye Sentinel / Bristol Banner NOTE: this turned out to be a false rumor floating in various newspapers






Chesterton Tribune, April 29, 1886

The Northern Indian Teacher's Association will meet at Lake Mainkuckee [Maxinkuckee], July 30 and 31, and August 1. A programme has been arranged that includes a number of prominent educators and the meeting promises to be an unusually interesting one.






American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record American Druggist Publishing Co., 1901 Page 30 - Chicago...OT Eastman, secretary of the Searle & Herein Co., Is spending his vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee, Ind., with his family, golf clubs and fishing tackle.

1887 - Oct 15 - A cottage belonging to Sant Davis of Terre Haute and situated at Long Point Maxinkuckee was burned last Thrusday afternoon. The loss was $1,200. -






Diary of Hiram A. Pratt, Waveland Barber (Standard Diary #31)
Hiram Austin Pratt Diary - "bought of Thomas BURRIN Jan 2, 1903. Waveland, Ind HA Pratt".
August 1903

Monday August 10 -- $4.60. Paid 6.60 for oil and gasoline. Gave Eva 25 because she cleaned up the litter on the walk in the barn bought her two pr of hose for 25 c and a box of hair pins for 5. Paid for cheese 25 for crackers 10 for beef dried 25. We are contemplating a trip to Lake Maxinkuckee tomorrow. It is 110 miles to the lake.






The Indianapolis Star
July 11, 1915
Page 30 Column 7

SHELBYVILLE.
William Maholm spent the latter part of last week at Lake Maxinkuckee.






Jun 20, 1920 - square has as her guest Mrs. Ilan Pauline Frost of Riverside, Cal Mrs. Jenes end Mr. Foat wll spend the at Lake Maxinkuckee - Chicago Tribune






1922 May 28, 1922 - Six hundred pilgrims of the Indiana Society of Chicago held their annual summer outing here today as guests of the Culver Military Academy. The banks and waters of old Lake Maxinkuckee never held a gathering of more spright-... From INDIANA SOCIETY ROMPS ON MAXINKUCKEE'S BANKS chicago tribune






1923 Jun 11, 1923 - Malcolm N. Fay of the Ambassador departed Saturday for a three weeks visit to Ita1y and Lake Maxinkuckee, Ind. Chicago Tribune






The following is taken from a letter we received from Rev. J. E. Young, who is engaged in laundry, cleaning, shoe repairing and variety goods at Culver , Indiana: "Please credit me with another year's subscription. We are engaged in business and getting along fine. The ice harvest is in full blast here on Lake Maxinkuckee and is of good quality Always glad to receive the news from home throughvyour paper." Ridgeville News, Friday, January 27, 1922, Ridgeville, Indiana







Jul 24, 1923 - Mr. and Mrs. Macolm N. Fay are leaving on Saturday for a month stay at Lake Maxinkuckee, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Fay has been at the Ambassador for several months, but can. return to their apartment at. __rst Division upon their return. chicago tribune 1885 Jun 30, 1885 -THE twenty-seventh annual meeting of the Indiana State Dental Association will be held at Lake Maxinkuckee, commencing Tuesday, June 30,1885. The State Board of Dental Examiners will also meet at the same time and place. EW YAN VALZAH, Secretary Terre Haute, Ind. - The Dental Cosmos a monthly record of dental science (Philadelphia, The S. S. White Dental Manufacturing CO. 1885) Vol. XXVII






Jul 7, 1926 - Indiana, has gone to Indians and Is with friends at Lake Maxinkuckee for the remainder of the From Sally Picks Guests Tomorrow for Party at Chicago - Chicago Tribune






1937 May 29, 1937 - junior William R. Odells, to spend the long weekend at Maxinkuckee Lake, Ind. All will be guests of Mr. Hord's mother, Mrs. Francis Hord, who has a summer home on the lake. chicago tribune






1938 Jul 10, 1938 - The annual picnic of the Junior Trafic Club of Chicago will be hold next Sunday at Culver , Ind., on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee. The group will travel by special train, via the Pennsylvania railroad. In addition to the usual picnic entertainment there will be a dress parade of the ... From JUNIOR TRAFIC CLUB PLANNING Culver OUTING chicago tribune