The Nokomis Avenue Bridge Then and Now
Nokomis Avenue crosses Minnehaha Creek with this old bridge a couple blocks north of Minnehaha Parkway. Nokohaha’s blog is named after this intersection.
Lake Hiawatha Sunset
The park board’s first interest in Lake hiawatha was to get rid of it. In 1891 the park board was intent on ensuring the flow of water in Minnehaha Creek so there would be water over Minnehaha Falls during the 1892 Republican Party Convention to be held in the city. The consensus was that the [...]
