Maxinkuckee Snipets From Peru  

1892 -Jun 23 - Cottages for Sale

Lake Maxinkuckee has evidently had its day as a leading summer resort.

The rush for accommodations up there is not as great this season as in former years, and we hear of very few excursion trains headed for that point.

The people of Indianapolis who invested in Maxinuckee real estate are now anxious to unload their property. William Burford of that city, advertised his handsome new cottage for sale, while residents of Terre Haute and P lymouth are looking around for purchasers.

Rome City was once a favorite resort but for several years past has been deserted, having lost its attraction. Must Lake Maxinkuckee suffer the same fate?

The pleasure seekrs are journeying this year to Cedar Lake, large crowds from Peru and Rochester arranged to pass the heated term at that place -[Logansport Pharos] - Peru Miami County Sentinel

1914 - Aug 21 - Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Miller were at Lake Maxikuckee [Maxinkuckee] last Sunday. Mrs. George Miller who has been at the lake for some weeks came home Thursday for the season. - Peru Republican-Friday Aug.21, 1914 Submitter: Betty Quier

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1914 - Aug 21 Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Edwards and Miss Ada Brough have come home from a week spent at Lake Maxikuckee. Peru Republican-Friday Aug.21, 1914 Submitter: Betty Quier

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1914 - Aug 29 - A party that went to Lake Maxikuckee Thursday to occupy the Frank Gysin cottage for a week was composed of Mrs. Frank Gysin, Mrs. Albert Ward, Mrs. Elmer Hatch, and Mrs. J ulius Kohls. Peru Republican-Friday Aug. 28, 1914 Submitter: Betty Quier

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1921, Aug. 28 - Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shirk accompanied by florist Jacob Rentz, motored to Lake Maxikuckee monday and set out a lot of shrubbery around their summer cottage there. - Peru Republican- Friday Apr.28, 1921, Submitter: Betty Quier