What used to be here?
From:
Casey Bowman
Date:
Apr 07 20:32 UTC
Short link
This hyperlink didn't make it through. Here's "the info on the lake" I
found - http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=4&parkid=185
<http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=4&parkid=185>
Casey wrote:
> I once saw a map (in a Stillwater shop??) which showed that Lake
> Hiawatha was once called Rice Lake, if memory serves. In recent
> history, when I moved here in 1991 there were some beavers who had a
> lodge in the lake where Minnehaha Creek flows in. I do miss them.
> They'd swim around in the early morning and slap their tails on the
> water before diving down.
>
> Before sending this email, I found this info on the lake
> <http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=4&parkid=185>.
> Apparently there used to be rice growing on Lake Hiawatha's shores.
>
> Future generations will see exactly what their neighborhoods looked
> like in our day since Google has sent their camera crew through for
> their "street view". I just saw my house there!!
>
> Casey Bowman
>
> Minnehaha Creek Mugwump
> http://minnehaha-creek.blogspot.com
>
>
