[1] Ellery Ingham and W.C. Mason wanted to take advantage of the arrival of the trains to nearby Laporte, and so they incorporated the Lake Mokoma Land Company in 1887 and built an earthen dam.
By 1894,the lake had a steam vessel, a pavilion, and bath houses.
That company also failed after creating a beachhouse and dance hall.
Goals of the Association are to manage the area "to preserve and develop without profit motive the beauty, natural resources, recreational opportunities and other attributes of the property which are conducive to the pleasurable pursuits of Association members."
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