Annual reports of the Commission of Fisheries made to Governor William R. Merriam. Includes a discussion of the exhibit of native Minnesota fishes proposed for the Chicago World�s Fair Exhibit (1893 World's Columbian Exposition). Also contains the distribution of fish stocked throughout the state, breeding stock maintained, the reports of the state Fish Warden, and annual expenditures of the Commission. Appendix includes list of fish commissioners in United States and Canada (for 1890).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry
Volume of Park Board Commissioners proceedings for the year 1891. This volume is a typewritten transcript, prepared under the Federal Works Progress Administration, of the handwritten meeting minutes of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners. Proceedings from this year include ongoing discussions about and efforts to acquire land along the East River Bank Parkway, for which $30,000 was set aside, and around Lake Harriet. The popularity of Minnehaha Park is evident through discussions of erecting guardrails and gravel paths in dangerous areas, approving a license to sell refreshments and photographs for $415, and actions to ban the erection of tents and curio stands within the park. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."