A 66-acre lake stays off most travel radars, hidden somewhere in the farmland of Indiana. Goats and a donkey wander the campground roads most mornings, which explains why the posted 15 mph limit gets taken seriously.
A sandy beach curves along one edge of the water. Cabins sit close enough to have their own private docks.
Fourteen miles of mountain bike trails wind through hardwoods behind it all, mostly out of sight until someone actually goes looking. Kayakers can circle the entire lake in about ninety minutes, passing turtles, herons, and the occasional deer along the shoreline…