Lake Shafer

10 gorgeous Hoosier lakes that sometimes get overlooked—and the best rental houses on their shores.

Come for the theme park, stay for the water and the small town charm.

The Tippecanoe River and its twin lakes provide a stream of revenue and recreation to residents—and a home to some of the world’s most endangered animals, freshwater mussels. The effort to save six species of threatened mollusks hasn’t come without cost or controversy.

Pacers, Colts, executives, and other notable residents give Geist Reservoir a reputation for excess.