Panoramic view depicting swimmers, changing house, beach, and water slide at Saint Julien Picnic Grounds for the Sturgeon Lake Legion Picnic, Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota. The photograph is captioned: "St. Julien Picnic Grounds Sturgeon Lake Legion Picnic. Aug 16 - 25".
Panoramic view of many people enjoying time at Sturgeon Lake in northeastern Minnesota. In the background are many people on the beach area, a changing house or shelter and two wood framed winter slides. In the foreground are swimmers (both male and female) in the lake.
Panoramic view of boaters enjoying time at Sturgeon Lake in northeastern Minnesota. In the background are several buildings including a pavilion, boathouse and several recreational buildings. In the foreground is a long dock, the lake and a few boaters.
Panoramic view of boaters enjoying time at Sturgeon Lake in northeastern Minnesota. In the background are several buildings including a pavilion, boathouse and several recreational buildings. In the foreground is a long dock, the lake and a few boaters.
Panoramic view of many people enjoying time at Sturgeon Lake in northeastern Minnesota. In the background are many people on the beach area, a changing house or shelter and two wood framed winter slides. In the foreground are swimmers (both male and female) in the lake.
An Independence Day celebration in Baudette. A large crowd on a dock watches a man walking on a log suspended over the Rainy River. There are several boats on the river.
Canoe on the lake. There are three people in it. Peter Bonde was sheriff in Kandiyohi County from 1906-1927. He was known as the Prohibition Sheriff. Images in this collection were taken by Peter Bonde from 1890-1910.
Two men standing by the lake. The man on the right is Peter Bonde. The other man is unidentified. Peter Bonde was sheriff in Kandiyohi County from 1906-1927. He was known as the Prohibition Sheriff. Images in this collection were taken by Peter Bonde from 1890-1910.
Two men standing on a road by the lake. The man on the right is Peter Bonde. The road they are on was known at the time as the dump road and it was located by the radio station in Willmar, MN. Peter Bonde was sheriff in Kandiyohi County from 1906-1927. He was known as the Prohibition Sheriff. Images in this collection were taken by Peter Bonde from 1890-1910.
Wade Stadium was Duluth Municipal Stadium. Wade Stadium was dedicated on July 16, 1941, 3:00 p.m.
Duluth Municipal Stadium located at 34th Ave West and Grand, or 35th avenue west and Michigan Street, was renamed Wade Municipal Stadium February 3, 1954, to honor the late Frank Wade, former owner of the Duluth Dukes baseball team. Wade was sited as having made durable contributions to Duluth. Letters from the community were sent to Mayor George D. Johnson encouraging the name change. The letters were sent on to Frank Wade's widow. The stadium was constructed by WPA workmen under sponsorship of the Parks Department with a seating capacity of 6,000. It was originally built in 1940-1941 at a cost of $223,000. It is sometimes called the Duluth All-Sports Stadium. It should not be confused with Public School Stadium. West Duluth; ore docks; harbor; two baseball stadiums; Duluth Municipal Stadium located at Thirty-Fourth Ave West and Grand, was renamed Wade Municipal Stadium February 3, 1954, to honor Frank Wade, former owner of the Duluth Dukes baseball team; baseball diamond; trees; gain elevators; coal dock; coal unloading cranes; Elliott meat plant
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections