Sail Away!

SAILING INSIDE CITY LIMITS lake Calhoun, Minneapolis—This is one of the recreational pastimes which can be found in three of the large lakes near to the heart of the city. LAKE CALHOUN Minneapolis, Minnesota. — One of 22 lakes within the City. Canoes and bikes may be rented and rides may be taken on a … Read more

The Merry Minikahda Club

The clubhouse of this popular organization is on the west shore of Lake Calhoun, where the club owns about 14S acres of land in a beautiful location. The clubhouse is complete in every appointment of a modern club home and the grounds have extensive golf links and both turf and dirt tennis courts. Membership is … Read more

A Rock for the Pond Brothers

In the 1830′s Samuel and Gideon Pond helped establish missions at Chief Cloud Man’s Dakota village on the shore of Lake Calhoun. The Pond brothers came from Connecticut in with high hopes of converting the Dakoyta to Christianity and New England farming practices. They also devised a Dakota alphabet and began translating the Bible into … Read more