Angola IN Shoulder: August Peak, January Hole in 2026
Updated: Aug 27
August is the busiest month on this Angola extract. July and June are still strong. January is the slowest revenue month, and occupancy is weakest then too. Price both like themselves. A Fort Wayne calendar is not this lake year. Typical listings earned about $25,514 last year from 64 rentals, at $336 a night, 31.8 percent occupancy, and $111 in revenue per available night. Year over year is minus 9.2 percent, and supply is up 6.7 percent. Protect August. Do not steal a city peak to fill January.
Most guests arrive from Chicago, then Fort Wayne, about 71 days ahead. That lead time is a booking window for August. It is not occupancy, and it does not fill January. Twenty-two listings, 34.4 percent of the sample, set a 30-night minimum. Typical stay is still 4.6 nights. Keep the filter as a turn constraint, not as a filled winter.
August is the busiest month
Photograph Lake James in the season guests actually book. In a 64-listing gallery, a few more houses (supply plus 6.7 percent) make peak-rate discipline more important. Discounting August as leftover summer is how this town gives away the year.
January is the hole, even with Pokagon
Price January like January. Indiana DNR still posts the 2025-26 toboggan season, November 28, 2025 through March 1, 2026, weekends 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., about 90,000 riders, $20 per toboggan per hour including tax, closing at 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Confirm remaining 2026-27 dates on the DNR page, and a named weekend is demand. It is not a filled month, and do not paste park attendance onto January.
Tourism copy stays off the occupancy line.Angola tourism datakeeps visitor landscape off $25,514. The guest who books August is still the Chicago lake guest inwho books an Angola rental.
Price the month the extract named
Protect August, July, and June. Discount January on purpose if you discount at all. Keep Fort Wayne's $17,136 on 484 listings on its own line. New Haven leftover $20,303 on 20 listings stays leftover. Call Clerk-Treasurer Ryan Herbert at 260-665-2514 if remaining 2026 status is still open. Then price the lake year as a lake year. We market the stay the guest typed. We do not take the lock, and we do not wear a Fort Wayne calendar on Lake James.
Protect August, July, and June on purpose
August is the busiest month on the August 2025 through July 2026 extract. July and June still carry the year. Typical listings earned about $25,514 from 64 rentals at $336 a night, 31.8 percent occupancy, and $111 RevPAN. Year over year is minus 9.2 percent, and supply moved plus 6.7 percent. In a 64-listing gallery, a few more houses make peak-rate discipline more important. Discounting August as leftover summer is how this town gives away the year. A Fort Wayne calendar will discount the wrong weeks.
Most guests arrive from Chicago, then Fort Wayne, about 71 days ahead. That lead is a booking window for August, not occupancy. Photograph Lake James in the season guests actually book. Superhost share is 51.6 percent, and professionally managed share is 0.0 percent. Jamie holds two listings, and independent hosts still Keep the rate file. Keep Fort Wayne's $17,136 on 484 listings on its own live line. Do not remesh cluster 242, and do not remesh Band D angola posts.
January is the hole, even when Pokagon is open
January is the slowest revenue month, and occupancy is weakest then too. Price January like January. Indiana DNR still posts the 2025-26 toboggan season, November 28, 2025 through March 1, 2026, weekends 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., about 90,000 riders, $20 per toboggan per hour including tax, closing at 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Confirm remaining 2026-27 dates on the DNR page, and a named weekend is demand. It is not a filled month. Do not glue toboggan language onto every winter week. Do not paste park attendance onto January occupancy.
Twenty-two listings, 34.4 percent of the sample, set a 30-night minimum. Typical stay is still 4.6 nights. Keep the filter as a turn constraint, not as a filled winter. Indiana DOR states CIT does not apply at 30 days or more. Steuben CIT is 5 percent on shorter stays, due the 20th at 317 S Wayne Street Suite 2-K. Allen County is 8 percent. Filing 8 percent on a lake night is the wrong treasurer. Tax is not a shoulder strategy.
RevPAN is why a 365-open August rate overstates the year
Revenue per available night of $111 times 365 is about $40,500 of fully available-year math. Typical listings earned about $25,514. Occupancy of 31.8 percent is the so-what sitting next to $336 ADR. A packet that annualizes peak ADR as if every dock were open every night will overstate coverage, and a host who copies that into August discounts will give away the month this town actually needs held.
New Haven leftover is about $20,303 on 20 listings. File it as leftover, and do not blend three calendars. Steuben's more-than-460 county STRs are county, not this gallery. Call Clerk-Treasurer Ryan Herbert at 260-665-2514, extension 7353, 210 N Public Square, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m, and indiana Code 36-1-24-8 is owner-occupied law. This pass did not confirm a dedicated city STR fee. A legal listing still has a January hole, and planning is 260-665-7465. Building Safety is 260-665-6683.
What to do this week inside the 71-day lead
Protect August, July, and June. Discount January on purpose if you discount at all. Recut photos inside the 71-day lead. Keep Fort Wayne off the caption unless the house is in the city. Name Lake James or Pokagon if the driveway finishes that walk. Confirm remaining DNR hours before a winter caption promises a Saturday. Confirm remaining 2026 holiday closures before you promise a clerk walk-in. Unincorporated lots may still need Plan Commission, and confirm the tax map.
Indiana sales tax is 7 percent for stays under 30 days. Steuben CIT questions go to 260-668-1000 extension 1900, and email is clerktreasurer@angolain.org. Fax is 260-665-9164, and we market the stay the guest typed. We do not take the lock, and we do not wear a Fort Wayne calendar on Lake James.
What a shoulder page can claim
This page can claim August as peak, July and June as strong, January as the hole, $25,514 on 64 listings, 31.8 percent occupancy, Chicago-then-Fort Wayne origin, a 71-day lead, 4.6-night stays, DNR's posted 2025-26 toboggan file as demand not occupancy, and remaining clerk status at 210 N Public Square. It cannot claim a filled winter, Fort Wayne as this calendar, a dedicated city STR fee this pass did not confirm, or 2026-27 toboggan hours DNR has not posted.
Keep occupancy next to ADR, and Keep the sample size next to the year. Keep New Haven leftover on its own line. Keep Allen's 8 percent CIT off this lake file. Then price the month the extract named.
Do not steal a city peak to fill January
Fort Wayne's $17,136 on 484 listings is a city year already live. Mixing that calendar into Lake James invents a shoulder neither driveway books. Keep cluster 242 on its own live line, and do not remesh it. Do not remesh Band D angola posts. New Haven leftover at about $20,303 on 20 listings is a third calendar if a packet insists, not a midpoint.
Seventy-one days of lead is the window to hold August, not to run a last-minute city sale in July. Chicago origin is first, and fort Wayne origin is second. Neither origin fills January, and superhost share is 51.6 percent. Professionally managed share is 0.0 percent, and jamie holds two listings. Independent hosts still Keep the rate file.
Park hours belong on January copy only when confirmed
DNR's posted 2025-26 toboggan season ran through March 1, 2026, weekends 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., about 90,000 riders, $20 per hour including tax, closing at 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Confirm remaining 2026-27 hours before a winter caption promises a Saturday. Visitor demand is not 31.8 percent occupancy, and typical listings earned about $25,514. RevPAN of $111 times 365 is about $40,500 of fully available-year math. Keep occupancy next to ADR.
Call 260-665-2514 if remaining 2026 status is still open. Planning 260-665-7465, and building Safety 260-665-6683. Steuben CIT 260-668-1000 x1900, due the 20th, and indiana sales tax is 7 percent. IC 36-1-24-8 is owner-occupied law. This pass did not confirm a dedicated city STR fee. Unincorporated lots may still need Plan Commission, and confirm the tax map. Confirm remaining holiday closures. Then price August as August and January as January.
Shoulder recut this week
Protect August, July, and June. Discount January on purpose if you discount at all. Recut photos inside the 71-day lead. Keep Fort Wayne off the caption unless the house is in the city. Name Lake James or Pokagon if the driveway finishes that walk. Twenty-two listings already use a 30-night minimum, and typical stay is still 4.6 nights. Keep the filter as a turn constraint, not as a filled winter.
We market the stay the guest typed. We do not take the lock, and we do not wear a Fort Wayne calendar on Lake James. Steuben's more-than-460 county STRs are county, not this gallery. Keep the 64-listing cell on its own line.
Hold the three peak months before you discount anything else
August is the busiest revenue month, and july and June still carry the year. Typical listings earned about $25,514 from 64 rentals at $336 a night, 31.8 percent occupancy, and $111 RevPAN. Year over year is minus 9.2 percent, and supply moved plus 6.7 percent. In a 64-listing gallery, a few more houses make peak-rate discipline more important. Discounting August as leftover summer is how this town gives away the year. A Fort Wayne leftover-summer sale belongs on Fort Wayne.
Most guests arrive from Chicago, then Fort Wayne, about 71 days ahead. Recut dock photos inside that window, and superhost share is 51.6 percent. Professionally managed share is 0.0 percent, and jamie holds two listings. Independent hosts still Keep the rate file. Keep Fort Wayne's $17,136 on 484 listings on its own live line. Do not remesh cluster 242, and do not remesh Band D angola posts. New Haven leftover at about $20,303 on 20 listings stays leftover.
January pricing is a choice, not a park promise
January is the slowest revenue month, and occupancy is weakest then too. Price January like January. DNR's posted 2025-26 toboggan season ran November 28, 2025 through March 1, 2026, weekends 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., about 90,000 riders, $20 per hour including tax, closing at 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Confirm remaining 2026-27 hours, and visitor demand is not 31.8 percent occupancy. Do not glue toboggan language onto every winter week. Twenty-two listings already use a 30-night minimum, and typical stay is still 4.6 nights. Keep the filter as a turn constraint.
Call 260-665-2514 if remaining 2026 status is still open. Planning 260-665-7465, and building Safety 260-665-6683. Steuben CIT 260-668-1000 x1900, due the 20th at 317 S Wayne Street Suite 2-K. Indiana sales tax is 7 percent, and iC 36-1-24-8 is owner-occupied law. This pass did not confirm a dedicated city STR fee. Unincorporated lots may still need Plan Commission, and confirm the tax map. Confirm remaining holiday closures, and email clerktreasurer@angolain.org, and fax 260-665-9164.
RevPAN is the so-what on a 365-open packet
Revenue per available night of $111 times 365 is about $40,500 of fully available-year math. Typical listings earned about $25,514. Occupancy of 31.8 percent sits next to $336 ADR. A packet that annualizes peak ADR as if every dock were open every night will overstate coverage. A host who copies that into August discounts will give away the month this town actually needs held. Keep occupancy next to ADR, and Keep the sample size next to the year. Then price August as August and January as January.
Steuben's more-than-460 county STRs are county, not this gallery. Keep the 64-listing cell on its own line, and we market the stay the guest typed. We do not take the lock, and we do not wear a Fort Wayne calendar on Lake James. Protect August, July, and June. Discount January on purpose if you discount at all. Recut photos this week inside the 71-day lead.
Frequently Asked Questions
When should I discount an Angola stay?
January is the slowest revenue month and occupancy is weakest then. Do not treat August as a discount window, and july and June still carry the year. A Fort Wayne calendar will discount the wrong weeks. Typical listings earned about $25,514 last year on 64 rentals. Price the month the extract named. Keep the answer on what this driveway and house rules can keep overnight.
What is the peak window?
August is the busiest month on the August 2025 through July 2026 extract, with July and June behind it. Most guests arrive from Chicago, then Fort Wayne, about 71 days ahead. That lead time is a booking window. It is not occupancy. Leave neighboring town figures on their own labeled lines when you quote them.
Does the toboggan fill January?
No. DNR still posts the 2025-26 season through March 1, 2026, weekends 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., about 90,000 riders, $20 per toboggan per hour including tax. Confirm remaining 2026-27 dates, and a named weekend is demand. It is not a filled month, and occupancy on the year is 31.8 percent..
Is a 30-night filter a winter strategy?
Twenty-two listings, 34.4 percent, set a 30-night minimum, and typical stay is still 4.6 nights. The setting is not a filled winter. DOR states CIT does not apply to 30-or-more-day stays. Keep both facts without turning them into occupancy. Treat visitor traffic as demand color, not booked occupancy for this listing year. Treat visitor traffic as demand color, not booked occupancy for this listing year.
Should I copy Fort Wayne discounts onto Lake James?
No, and fort Wayne earned about $17,136 on 484 listings. Keep that calendar on the city file. A generic Midwest winter sale that also cuts August is how a 64-listing town gives away the year.
How should year-over-year change rates?
Revenue is minus 9.2 percent while supply is plus 6.7 percent. Protect August instead of cutting it to chase volume. A few more houses in a thin gallery make peak-rate discipline more important, not less. Photograph only amenities and walks this house can actually deliver Saturday.
What photos belong on August versus January?
Photograph Lake James in the season guests actually book. January copy can name Pokagon only if remaining hours are confirmed and the house can finish that day. Do not glue toboggan language onto every winter week. A platform minimum is a filter, not proof of filled nights on this sample. A platform minimum is a filter, not proof of filled nights on this sample.
Does New Haven share this shoulder?
No. New Haven leftover is about $20,303 on 20 listings. File it as leftover, and do not blend three calendars. Send the live listing if title and about still could sit on the wrong town. Send the live listing if title and about still could sit on the wrong town.
What clerk call belongs on a rate packet?
Call Clerk-Treasurer Ryan Herbert at 260-665-2514 if remaining 2026 status is still open. Then price the lake year as a lake year. A legal listing still has a January hole. Independent host share is a market fact, not a hire slogan on this page. Independent host share is a market fact, not a hire slogan on this page.
What should a host actually do this week?
Protect August, July, and June. Discount January on purpose if you discount at all. Recut photos inside the 71-day lead. Keep Fort Wayne off the caption unless the house is in the city. Soft months still need their own rate plan on the labeled year for this town. Soft months still need their own rate plan on the labeled year for this town.
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