On the shore of Monroe Lake, on the peninsula between Butcher Hollow and Hayes Hollow, 39.075 -86.389, Monroe County, Indiana, 26 Dec 2019.
On the shore of Monroe Lake, on the peninsula between Butcher Hollow and Hayes Hollow, 39.075 -86.389, Monroe County, Indiana, 26 Dec 2019. Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM · CC0

Monroe Lake

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Sources: Wikimedia Commons / editorial, State agency · updated 2026-08-23