Muskie Fishing Indiana

Did the famous Al Capone (Scarface) once spend time in and around Take It Easy Log Cabin? According to local lore, Chicago Mobsters including Al Capone where suppose to have hide away in the original brick cabin across the street along with  hiding out inside some of the cabin islands located on Lake Webster. There are at least 5 cabin islands on this lake that can only be reached by boat. 

It would appear to be a prime spot to gamble, bootleg and a place to cool off while the heat (police) were on their trail. 

The brick cottage across from ours was one of the first cottages to be developed in the area.  Records have been found to prove that the original owner/builder was connected to the Chicago Mob  The house is built of steel and concrete and constructed similar to a fortress.  All of this mob business is said to be happening while the Methodist Church camp was going on just feet away?  Imagine that!
 

There is a fascination about this history as even "hearsay" has to have some basis for a beginning.  Chicago is around 150 miles from our cabin so the proximity would make sense too.  Many days when we cruise or fish on our lake  we let our minds wander back in time and can easily imagine this tale unfolding. Al Capone is suppose to have been spotted at many other nearby lake areas.   One of our favorite small restaurants that we like to go to is The Barbee Hotel/ Restaurant, located in Warsaw,  just around 5 miles from our cabin door.  They claim that not only Al Capone stayed in room 301, in the back of the hotel, but that Clark Gable and Carol Lombard spent their honeymoon there.  Whether it is fact or fiction that one of Capone's hideouts was in or around North Webster Lake (known for it's Muskie Fishing) doesn't really matter as it's a fun and thrilling story to believe and share with guest.