Let’s Cel­e­brate 100 years of Mag­i­cal Free­man Lake!

On April 18^th, 1925 the Indi­ana Con­ser­va­tion Cor­po­ra­tion procla­ma­tion that the new­ly formed reser­voir behind the near­ly com­plet­ed Oak­dale Dam be known as ​“Free­man Lake”. This was in hon­or of Roger Free­man the vision­ary engi­neer who designed and over­saw con­struc­tion of both dams, the Nor­way and the Oak­dale. These dams brought the first reli­able elec­tric­i­ty to cen­tral Indi­ana and two of the best lakes to the mid­west! Roger Free­man passed in Jan­u­ary of 1925, six months before the Oak­dale Dam was com­plet­ed. The work­ers ral­lied and com­plet­ed it in record time… ​“For Roger!” Get ready for a year long cel­e­bra­tion. Let’s all raise our glass­es a pro­pose a toast… ​“To Roger!” Talk to us, share your pho­tos. If you have any ques­tions, please email and we will respond quick­ly. Fol­low us on Face­book. Remem­ber one thing, If you’re lucky to live by the Lake, you’re lucky enough!

Well we are biased, but Lake Free­man is absolute­ly amaz­ing. If you are look­ing for a lake house here’s your check list—

1. Ten miles long, not a bor­ing puddle

2. Sand bot­tom, no muck

3. A big vari­ety of homes and price points

4. A fan­tas­tic sand­bar for a boat­ing destination

5. Restau­rants, beach bars and a giant par­ty boat

6. Great ramps

7. A full ser­vice Marina

8. Incred­i­ble wildlife includ­ing abun­dant Bald Eagles 

9. An island and his­toric Bridge

10. Great fishing

A Touching Video "A Good Run"

Here is an incred­i­bly touch­ing show that recaps one mans mem­o­ries and gets to the heart of the spe­cial expe­ri­ence that is boat­ing. We’ve all had many of these moments on Lake Free­man. It was pro­duced and post­ed cour­tesy of Dis­cov­er Boat­ing. Enjoy!