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Set beside some stunning natural scenery with a complete lack of crowds, noise or any in your face corporate messages, Lake Winnepesaukah, meaning beautiful water in Native American, is a complete contrast to nearly every other modern day American amusement park

Lake Winnepesaukah originally opened in 1925, today more than eighty years later the park still owned by the same family, it's quite impressive how well the park is maintained and the respectable collection of rides they've established with such limited funds

Although most of the rides are directly off the trailer carnival offerings, the park is extremely neat and nicely presented with rigid lines and a very orderly fashion

A central boardwalk area, boarding Lake Winnepesaukah itself, connects two open concrete areas of amusement rides which are surrounded by shady trees that provide home to a concert venue and picnic groves

Guests can take full advantage of the glorious scenery on the Tour Train miniature railway which circles the entire lake and the Alpine Way cable car ride treats you to an aerial view of the lake and boardwalk area

Cannon Ball is the park's signature roller coaster, built in the late 1960's the John Allen designed out n back woodie is 70ft tall and reaches speeds of 50mph

Most of the rides are aimed squarely at family groups including the traditional Carousel and Antique Cars, yet the new 140ft tall Oh Zone tower ride offers sharp shock treatment for thrill seekers

Impressively the park still has it's first ride in operation, the Boat Chute, a 1920's forefather to today's log flumes, sails through a seemingly never ending dark tunnel before plunging passengers into Lake Winnie

Lake Winnepesaukah is a very pleasant family park with a very welcoming relaxing atmosphere, at night time the park feels even more electric as the carnival flare glows and twinkling chaser lights zip along the up and down hills outlining the Cannon Ball