Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 19, Number 35, DeMotte, Jasper County, 29 July 1949 — SHAKAMAK STATE PARK CLIMBING IN ADMISSIONS [ARTICLE]

SHAKAMAK STATE PARK CLIMBING IN ADMISSIONS

Indanapolis, Ind., July 28. —j One of Indiana’s younger state " parks, Shakamak, located near Jasonville, is rapidly gaining fav- j or with the Hoosier recreationminded public, K. R. JppugiUi Parks Director announced. For the.first time in the"'histol , y of the Indiana State Park System, ~ Shakamak captured third place in park attendance, Mr. Cougill said. Up to July 10th, 70,874 persons had visited the park. Ever-popular Indiana Dunes State Park, of course, still occupies first place with a record number of 149,067 visitors attended since the first of the year, while Spring Mill State Park, near Mitchell -was second with an attendance of 95,020. Other parks, and the number of—persons who attended since January, are as follows: Turkey Run, 69.945; Brown County, 68,853; Pokagon, 62,497; McCor- l

miek’s Creek 61,873 and Clifty Falls, 54,522. j The remaining parks in the : system are Bass Lake. Beach | State Park with 10,086; Lincoln State Park, 30,904; Mounds, 22,i 909; Muscatatuck, 3,088; Shades. ! 9,792; Tippecanoe River, 4,677 and ; Versailles 6,118.