Lake Maxinkuckee

Lake Maxinkuckee is a lake in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is the second largest lake in the state.[2] The town of Culver in Marshall County is by the lake. Culver Academies is on the north edge of Lake Maxincuckee.[3] The first people to find the lake were Mound Builders, later becoming the Potawatomi.[4]

Lake Maxinkuckee
Lake Maxinkuckee beach at Culver.jpg
Beach at Culver
LocationMarshall County, Indiana, near Culver
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area1,864 acres (8 km2)
Average depth24 ft (7.3 m)
Max. depth88 ft (27 m)
Surface elevation732 feet (223 m)[1]

The word Maxinkuckee comes from the Potawatomi word Mog-sin-kee-ki. This means "Big Stone Country".[5][4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Maxinkuckee
  2. Schellenbach, John (May 26, 2020). "Racing Resumed". Sailing World. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  3. Davis, Tom (March 26, 2018). "Mark Galloway may have just found 'heaven' at Culver Academy". News-Sentinel. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Shaum, Loren (July 17, 2021). "Lake Maxinkuckee offers more than downtown Culver". The Goshen News. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...Mog-sin-kee-ki, "Big Stone Country."