Northern Indiana Lakes Festival Two Weeks This Summer
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Staff Report-
WINONA LAKE – The Northern Indiana Lakes Festival in June is a two-week event this year, with educational workshops and recreational activities scheduled around Kosciusko County. The lakes festival is an annual celebration of the local lakes and waterways and this year runs from June 5 to 20. The most popular dates of the festival are those with activities occurring at Winona Lake and Center Lake, according to a press release from Center for Lakes & Streams at Grace College. This summer, the Winona Lake festival is June 13 and the Center Lake festival is June 20. Festival admission is free and activities include canoeing, a swim race, a 5K race, food, live music, a live animal show, display tanks, fishing, swimming, kids’ activities and exhibitors. Commercial vendor and food vendor applications are now being accepted. Applications and other festival information can be found online at lakesfestival.org This year’s top sponsors include Toyota Motor Sales, USA; Silveus Insurance Group; DePuy; Zimmer; Biomet; Louis Dreyfus Commodities; Maple Leaf Farms; and Tippecanoe Watershed Foundation. Additional sponsors are still being sought, according to the release. The center conducts research, engages and educates residents and collaborates with other organizations in efforts to make the lakes and streams of Kosciusko County cleaner. For more information or to support their efforts, visit lakes.grace.edu
