Wabee Lake
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Wabee Lake is a small lake
situated 2 miles (3 km) southeast of Milford
, Kosciusko County
, Indiana
, United States
.
Wabee is typical in structure of natural lakes of the glaciated portions of the upper Midwest. Like other lakes in the general area, Wabee is lined with vacation homes and year-round residences. Part of the extreme upper west shore is void of residences and borders farm land
. A boat ramp can be found on the lake's upper east shore.
Wabee Lake is also home to Camp Alexander Mack, a Christian
Camp, Conference, and Retreat Center operated by the Church of the Brethren
.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
situated 2 miles (3 km) southeast of Milford
Milford, Indiana
Milford could refer to:*Milford, Decatur County, Indiana*Milford, Kosciusko County, Indiana*Former name of Green Hill, Indiana...
, Kosciusko County
Kosciusko County, Indiana
Kosciusko County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Census 2010 recorded the population at 77,358. The county seat is Warsaw.The county was formed in 1836. It was named after the Polish general Tadeusz Kościuszko, who served in the American Revolutionary War, and then returned to...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Wabee is typical in structure of natural lakes of the glaciated portions of the upper Midwest. Like other lakes in the general area, Wabee is lined with vacation homes and year-round residences. Part of the extreme upper west shore is void of residences and borders farm land
Farm
A farm is an area of land, or, for aquaculture, lake, river or sea, including various structures, devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food , fibres and, increasingly, fuel. It is the basic production facility in food production. Farms may be owned and operated by a single...
. A boat ramp can be found on the lake's upper east shore.
Wabee Lake is also home to Camp Alexander Mack, a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
Camp, Conference, and Retreat Center operated by the Church of the Brethren
Church of the Brethren
The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination originating from the Schwarzenau Brethren organized in 1708 by eight persons led by Alexander Mack, in Schwarzenau, Bad Berleburg, Germany. The Brethren movement began as a melding of Radical Pietist and Anabaptist ideas during the...
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