SYRACUSE— Visitors to the 2017 Oakwood Art Festival, hosted by Chautauqua-Wawasee, 702 E. Lake View Rd., Syracuse, Saturday, Aug. 26, basked in a clear, sunny day, ideal conditions for viewing a wide variety of works by artists and artisans from all over the upper Midwest. Nicole Stevens, a Muncie-based painter, and husband John, donned sunglasses …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee recently received a $100,000 grant from the Dekko Foundation, as well the opportunity of $100,000 more in matching funds. Planning for the Conklin Bay boardwalk and trail has been progressing slowly during the past two years, but things are speeding up now. All the permits are in place and the …read more.

Syracuse-Wawasee Trail System recently had 27 signs installed along the trail system. The signs are directional signs and/or signs indicating which sections have been adopted by local organizations. Pedestrian/bicycle trails now extend from the Spinks Condominiums (on the north shore of Lake Wawasee) past the old Chinese Gardens on Pickwick Road, over the main channel …read more.

The Syracuse Park Foundation received positive updates regarding the Syracuse Youth Athletic Complex and the Syracuse-Wawasee Trail System during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. Chad Jonsson, park superintendent and executive director of the foundation, provided a brief slide show highlighting the progress at the athletic complex over the past year. In the last month, …read more.