SYRACUSE — Mark Deister hosted a totem pole raising ceremony Saturday evening, Oct. 5, on his property on the peninsula of Lake Papakeechie along Hiawatha Lane. The authentic 14-foot totem pole has intricate carvings and was placed in a concrete base along the lakeshore on Deister’s property. The nearly three-hour event was designed to honor …read more.

SYRACUSE — There can be a new twist on the old phrase “if these walls could talk.” If the walls for a Lake Papakeechie home could talk, they would tell multiple stories from different eras.

Nate Bosch speaks on preserving Lake Papakeechie at Syracuse Community Center on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Photo by Maggie Kenworthy) BY MAGGIE KENWORTHY Kosciusko County is home to hundreds of lakes and streams. When it comes to natural bodies of water there are always concerns about conservation. This past Saturday the Lake Papakeechie Sustainability Initiative (LaPSI) …read more.

By VIRGINIA SURSO Lake Papakeechie Sustainability Initiative The Lake Papakeechie Sustainability Initiative will sponsor a seminar by Professor Nate Bosch, director of the Center for Lakes and Streams at Grace College, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, in the Syracuse Community Center. Interested persons are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Bosh will discuss some foundational …read more.

By VIRGINIA SURSO A research grant from the University of Notre Dame gave Hannah Becker of Zionsville an opportunity to test the quality of the water in Lake Papakeechie this summer. She spent hours on the lake testing 50 GPS locations for turbidity (water clarity), levels of dissolved oxygen, water temperature and E. coli.  She …read more.