Laughter, Falling Water and Time
The name Minnesota means ” sky-tinted waters,” and within the limits of the city of Minneapolis may be found more beautiful lakes, streams, and waterfalls than in any other city in the world. In this pamphlet will be found illustrations — both summer and winter views— embracing some of these most charming interurban fairy scenes. … Read more
But we want to see Fort Snelling, so we take the trolley car south. fare five cents, distance 2 1/2 miles. (at the junction of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers). Here is the site of the oldest fort west of the Mississippi river. A short walk brings you to the old stone block house, the … Read more
Lake Phalen–Lake Gervais,—First City Reservoir —Round Trip Two Hours. Take the car marked Groveland and Phalen Park on Wabasha going east on Fifth to Broadway, Tenth, Lafayette, Collins, Burr, Minnehaha, Payne, York, Greenbrier, Maryland and Forest, fare five cents each way; distance three miles. This trip, after leaving’ Broadway, passes through residence districts, except on … Read more
Public pleasure grounds have come to be regarded as necessities, no less than evidences of the highest civilization. Viewed in this light, Minneapolis takes rank among the leading cities of the world, for her park system and driveways are already known as among the greatest for natural beauty to be found anywhere. It is only … Read more
Lake Nokomis was originally called Lake Amelia and is so recorded on the Fort map in 1823. It was probably named for the wife or daughter of Capt. George Gooding, who came with the first troops in 1819. In 1910 it was rechristened Nokomis by the park commissioners of Minneapolis, in honor of the mythical … Read more
In the Summer of 1963, the Grain Belt Breweries, Inc. dedicated a ten-acre park in front of the brewery’s old wagon shed, near the corner of Broadway and Marshall streets. Pictured are the Gasthaus and fountain in one corner of the block long yard. Water came from the famous Diamond Wells, 1407 feet deep. This … Read more
The Lake Nokomis bath house and beach were completed early in July, and the official opening took place in July. Some changes were made in the proposed arrangements of dressers and lockers, and the ground plan herein reproduced shows the present very satisfactory arrangement. The building presents a very attractive appearance, is commodious and practical … Read more
Another notable railroad bridge constructed during the years 1881 to 1893, is one over the Mississippi river at Minneapolis, Minn., carrying two tracks of the union rail-roads into that,city. Col. Charles C. Smith directed the work. There are four spans of 100 feet, one each of 71 feet, 43 feet and 40 feet, and fifteen … Read more
The Falls of Minnehaha are perhaps the most widely celebrated of the natural curiosities of the Northwest. Since Longfellow sung of the deeds of Hiawatha, Minnehaha has been an object of the curiosity and admiration of travelers. The Falls are formed by Minnehaha creek (the outlet of Lake Minnetonka) which after a devious course of … Read more