The Minikahda Club Then and Now
In 1898 Clive Talbot Jaffray got the idea to buy the property on a small bluff on the west side of Lake Calho0n after a bicycling picnic. Northwest Bank president, James W. Raymond and grain merchant Charles Medbury Harrington gave $50.00 to the cause. The founders of the Minikahda Club are listed as William [...]
Calhoun Chicken Fight Champs
The history of the Calhoun Chicken Fight Championships began on a secluded corner of Lake Calhoun in 1910. Contestants formed teams on the spot and the rules were pretty much made up. The Calhoun Chicken Fight Club (CCFC) was organized and the first formal events were refereed after the end of the First [...]
The Hiawatha Club House Then and Now
Work on the Hiawtaha Golf Course began in 1931 after the dredging of the Lake Hiawatah was completed. The final touch to the new golf course was a clubhouse constructed in 1932. The new course was the only profitable course operated by the park board. While waiting to build the Hiawatha course, the park board [...]
