Chautauqua-Wawasee Historical Lake Wawasee Cruise Cancelled
Due to COVID-19 safety concerns, Chautuaqua-Wawasee has decided to cancel the July 31 Lake Wawasee Historical “Then & Now” LillyPad cruise.
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Families Enjoy Parade Along Lake Wawasee North Shore
By Ray Balogh InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — About 50 patriots and a handful of their four-legged friends reprised a Fourth of July tradition along Lake Wawasee’s north shore that started more than half a century ago. Eleven groups of neighborhood families and friends, appropriately socially distanced, marched eastward … Read More
Progress Being Made On Conklin Bay Boardwalk Project
(A slow, fly-through documenting the progress of the Conklin Bay boardwalk and trail on Lake Wawasee. Video was originally recorded on Feb. 22, by Tony Pawlicki, a member of the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails Committee, and a Realtor with Todd Realty ERA Powered in Syracuse.) SYRACUSE — Progress is being … Read More
Hundreds Visit Chautauqua Old Fashioned Christmas Celebration
SYRACUSE — “Several hundred” Christmastime revelers braved the elements to enjoy a variety of Yuletide festivities offered by Chautauqua Wawasee Saturday, Nov. 30, at Oakwood Park. For the most part, the rain held off. The cold and blustery winds did not. The temperature hovered just above freezing and … Read More
Sunfish Masters Championship Coming To Lake Wawasee
SYRACUSE – The 2020 US Sunfish Masters Championship sailing regatta is coming to Lake Wawasee in September 2020.
Read MoreRapp Honored With Sachem Award Today
INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric J. Holcomb presented Hoosier humanitarian Dr. George Rapp, Lake Wawasee and Indianapolis, with the 2019 Sachem Award, the state’s highest honor, during a ceremony at the Indiana State Museum Tuesday, Aug. 27. Rapp has been a medical pioneer, champion of education and supporter of … Read More
Rapp To Receive Sachem Award
INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb will present Hoosier humanitarian Dr. George Rapp with the 2019 Sachem Award, the state’s highest honor, at a ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 27. Rapp and his wife Peggy reside at Lake Wawasee as well as Indianapolis. “Dr. George Rapp has helped make his … Read More
North Shore Kids Parade Revived After Over 20 Years
SYRACUSE — A 4th of July kids parade along the north shore of Lake Wawasee was revived yesterday morning, July 4. Residents, family members and friends gathered at Bob Fanning’s home on Lake Wawasee to begin a parade down to the Needler home and back again.
Read MoreLilly Center for Lakes & Streams Looking At Three ‘S’s’ In The Future
SYRACUSE — “Imagine this 3,000 acres of water being corn and soybeans,” stated Randy Tobias to over 100 guests Saturday evening. “If it were, none of us would be here … this is what brings us here — water. What keeps us here is clean water.” Randy … Read More
Kelley Receives Second Sagamore Of The Wabash
FORT WAYNE — Tom Kelley, Fort Wayne and a resident of Eli Lilly Road, Syracuse, was awarded the Sagamore Of the Wabash from Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb. The award was presented during the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Foundation’s biannual conservation banquet. This is the second Sagamore of … Read More
Winners of Ice Boat Championships Announced at Oakwood Resort
SYRACUSE — A crowd of nearly 100 tired but jovial ice boat racers from all over North America and Europe gathered in the Oakwood Resort on Lake Wawasee in Syracuse Friday, Feb. 22, to honor the winners of the 2019 International Detroit News Ice Yacht Racing Association North … Read More
North American Championship Ice Boat Races Held On Lake Wawasee
SYRACUSE — The 2019 DN North American Championship iceboat regatta started off at 11 a.m. today, Thursday, Feb. 21.
Read MoreOakwood Resort To Host Ice Boat Regattas
SYRACUSE – The Gold Cup and North American Championship ice boat regattas will take place this week on Lake Wawasee.
Read MoreSuccessful Weekend For Ice Fishing On Lake Wawasee
SYRACUSE — The Winter Carnival Ice Fishing Derby saw a great turnout Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Oakwood Resort. For four hours, ice fishers attempted to get the largest crappie, perch and bluegill from Lake Wawasee. With a limit of 15 fish per team, everyone reeled in what … Read More
WACF Acquires Important 66-Acre Property
Video courtesy WACF SYRACUSE — After a full 20 years of negotiations with the property owner, Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation has acquired what is arguably their most important property. This area (across from Runaway Bay) filters approximately 43 percent of water flowing into Lake Wawasee. The “final filter” … Read More
Former Wawasee Prep/Our Lady Of The Lake Seminary Teacher Added To List Of Priests Accused Of Abuse
FORT WAYNE — The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend has added the name of Gerald Funcheon, who was a member of the Crosier Congregation, not a diocesan priest, to the list of those priests credibly accused of abuse of a minor. Funcheon has been added to the Diocese list … Read More