Editing Yankee Lake, Ohio (section)

==History==
The village of Yankee Lake takes its name from a former [[Reservoir|man-made lake]] located along Yankee Run. First known as Lingamore Lake, it was renamed to match the name of the creek which was dammed to create it. Ernest Houston Stewart and John Jurko purchased land around the creek and opened a [[dance hall]] in 1928.<ref name="Brookfield Hist. Society. Yankee Lake History">{{cite web|title=History of Yankee Lake|url=http://www.brookfieldohiohistory.org/brookfield-chronicles/history-of-yankee-lake|website=Brookfield Township Historical Society|publisher=Brookfield Township Historical Society|access-date=April 30, 2016}}</ref>  It became a regular stop for acts during the [[Big band|Big Band]] era including [[Glenn Miller]], [[Tommy Dorsey]], [[Artie Shaw]], [[Benny Goodman]], [[Cab Calloway]], [[Count Basie]], and [[Duke Ellington]]. Famous gangsters of the era like [[John Dillinger]] may have even visited the ballroom.<ref name="Trib Article on Yankee Lake Documentary">{{cite web|last1=Gray|first1=Andy|title=Filmmaker Jurko documents history of family, Yankee Lake|url=http://www.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/564230/Filmmaker-Jurko-documents-history-of-family--Yankee-Lake.html?nav=5041|website=Trib Today|publisher=Warren Tribune Chronicle|access-date=April 30, 2016}}</ref> Although the popular swimming lake was drained in 1979, Yankee Lake has been reinvented to host [[motocross]] races, a successful seafood buffet, classic rock concerts and a banquet hall. Most recently it has become a venue for bike nights and truck nights.<ref name="Brookfield Hist. Society. Yankee Lake History" />