John B. Augsburger (John B. Augsburger (1934-2022): 1993 taped interview w/ Bill Spurgeon’s son; paraphrased in2013 by Ann Garceau) …(My) folks bought out here in the middle 1940s, but ahead of that we rented some cottages over at Kale Island – here since he...
Seth Ward Everybody in the Lakes area knew of Seth Ward, but few actually knew him. Seth loved to see his name in print. Thanks to Harlan Steffen facilitating a recent donation to the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum of Seth’s scrapbooks and photo albums preserved...
Dick Waterson Richard “Dick” Waterson has been a fixture in the Syracuse-Wawasee community ever since he was born at home just east of the Spink hotel on Christmas Day, 1938. He helped at his parents’ Anchor Inn Riding Academy (1945 – 1948), served on the...
