A view of northwest Chisholm from the water tower, looking north over the corner of the wall. Fifth Avenue NW runs north from the wall. In the lower left, a man works in his home garden inside the wall, while laundry hangs out to dry.
The football, baseball fields and stands are complete, and bocce ball courts lie in the foreground. Rock piles (far right) will soon be used to build the field house.
The ground was cleared of glacial rock deposits near the water tower and two blocks further west. The area was tightly packed with glacial deposits of huge granite boulders. Horse-drawn sleds, or ôstone boatsö were used to haul away the boulders, later used to construct the wall, the amphitheater, the field house, and the castle. The houses in the photo were moved into town.
Brighton Beach is in Kitchi Gammi Park. Cabins that could be rented were built in the 1930s. Brighton Beach is on the shore of Lake Superior with a great view of ore boats.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Crowd of men waiting in line at the Calhoun Baths, Bde Maka Ska, Minneapolis. Bde Maka Ska is Dakota for "White Earth Lake," and was previously known as "Lake Calhoun."
Crowd at Glenwood-Camden Parkway (now Victory Memorial Parkway) dedication ceremony and Abraham Lincoln statue unveiling May 25, 1930 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Crowd at Glenwood-Camden Parkway (now Victory Memorial Parkway) dedication ceremony and Abraham Lincoln statue unveiling on May 25, 1930 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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."
Swim instruction, likely at Bde Maka Ska, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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."
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."