Bde Maka Ska beach scene in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 18, 1957. Bde Maka Ska is Dakota for "White Earth Lake," and was previously known as "Lake Calhoun."
Bde Maka Ska linking of the lakes in Minneapolis, Minnesota July 5, 1911. Bde Maka Ska is Dakota for "White Earth Lake," and was previously known as "Lake Calhoun."
Bde Maka Ska linking of the lakes in Minneapolis, Minnesota July 5, 1911. Bde Maka Ska is Dakota for "White Earth Lake," and was previously known as "Lake Calhoun."
Bde Maka Ska linking of the lakes in Minneapolis, Minnesota July 5, 1911. Bde Maka Ska is Dakota for "White Earth Lake," and was previously known as "Lake Calhoun."
Swimmers are enjoying the upper lake. Chester Creek runs through Chester Park (also known as Chester Bowl Park) and is dammed, which results in designation of lakes, or ponds, of "upper" and "lower" or "above" or "below" the dam.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Children are swimming in the upper lake with adults looking on in Chester Park (also known as Chester Bowl Park). Creek runs through Chester Park and is dammed, which results in designation of lakes, or ponds, of "upper" and "lower" or "above" or "below" the dam.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Crowds at Bde Maka Ska main beach in July 1941 Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bde Maka Ska is Dakota for "White Earth Lake," and was previously known as "Lake Calhoun."
Crowds at Bde Maka Ska Park bathing beach in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bde Maka Ska is Dakota for "White Earth Lake," and was previously known as "Lake Calhoun."
Crowds at Bde Maka Ska Park bathing beach in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bde Maka Ska is Dakota for "White Earth Lake," and was previously known as "Lake Calhoun."
A group of people relaxing at the Case family home at Lake Emily, east of St. Peter. Two of the people are sitting on an old-fashioned swing. Members of the Case and Stone families are shown.