Lake Maxinkuckee Its Intrigue
History & Genealogy

Culver, Marshall, Indiana

Ralston Hotel

Also known as Assembly Grounds, Maxinkuckee Park and Maxinkuckee Assembly.

This is the mention of the hotel, annex and camping and rates in the 1903 Assembly program.

It was a large three story frame building with a two story porch and a basement entrance at lake level - it sat about 20 feet from the waters edge. waters edge.

The Ralson was first known as Maxinkuckee Inn; and there was a Hotel Annex. It was said the be located at the southern edge of Peru Court. The map below is of the area today - the bright green line is Peru Court in its entirety:

Interesting note is that up till 2006 this street and never been paved - it was dirt only and it was of no more quality than a common alley of Culver.

Thus everyone can guess at the location of the Ralston - for themselves - until we can find documentation as to exact location.

It is said to have closed after the 1905 season.

David Burns related many times that it was divided in half and 2 cottages was made out of it and that a person by name of Murphy or Orpha Mc Farland had lived in one of them - but if it burnt in 1911 - how could this be?.

It is said that in April 1910 that there was a small fire in the kitchen on the Assemby Grounds and that it was put out by the bucket brigade made up of neighbors and guests. Cause of the fire was an exploding lamp that had been left burning by one of the . The in 1911 little over a year later it burnt to the ground and only a few pieces of furniture is said to have been saved from the hotel. The cause of the fire was the kitchen stove.

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