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SYRACUSE — After counting almost 30,000 votes, Visit Indiana announced the winners for the 20IN20 Best of Indiana people’s choice campaign. The three categories were lakes and donut shops.
Voters named Lake Wawasee in Kosciusko County as the best lake in Indiana. It is the largest natural lake within Indiana’s borders. You can experience Lake Wawasee on the SS Lillypad, a 110-passenger dinner boat, or rent a boat for the day.
Indiana’s Lake Michigan shoreline is number two on the best lake list. The beaches, trails and sand dunes of this area are part of the Indiana Dunes National Park and Indiana Dunes State Park.
Indiana’s second-largest natural lake gets the third spot on the lake list. Located in the charming small town of Culver, Lake Maxinkuckee, known as “Lake Max,” delights visitors with every kind of water activity.
Taking the top spot in the donut shop category, with a record number of votes (3,935), is the Amish-run bakery Rise’n Roll Bakery and Deli.
Rise’n Roll’s history began in 2001 in Shipshewana. A young Amish couple started baking recipes handed down in the woman’s family for generations. They sold baked goods from their front porch.
They now have several locations, including one in Warsaw, and are known for their cinnamon caramel donut.