FILE - This undated photo shows the Hoosier Hurricane at Indiana Beach positioned above the water of Lake Shafer in Monticello, Ind. Gene Staples purchased Indiana Beach before its former owner, California-based Apex Parks Group, declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 8, White County Commissioner John Heimlich, said Thursday. He hopes to reopen the 94-year-old tourist destination's rides and other attractions this summer if coronavirus restrictions allow. (/Journal & Courier via AP, File)
MONTICELLO, Ind. (AP) — A Chicago businessman has bought a northern Indiana amusement park that abruptly closed in February.
White County Commissioner John Heimlich said Thursday that Gene Staples purchased 94-year old Indiana Beach before its former owner, California-based Apex Parks Group, declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 8.
Apex had announced in February that it had shuttered the site along Lake Shafer in Monticello.
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