Almanac: Hands-On History
Exploring Minneapolis Lakes
Season 1 Episode 4 | 27m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
How much do we know about the history of America's best urban shorelines? Throughout...
How much do we know about the history of America's best urban shorelines? Throughout this program we take a journey through the history of life, leisure and landscapes as we explore Minneapolis' Lakes.
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Almanac: Hands-On History is a local public television program presented by TPT
Almanac: Hands-On History
Exploring Minneapolis Lakes
Season 1 Episode 4 | 27m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
How much do we know about the history of America's best urban shorelines? Throughout this program we take a journey through the history of life, leisure and landscapes as we explore Minneapolis' Lakes.
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Clip: S1 Ep4 | 5m 34s | In the northern most part of the Minneapolis Lake is probably the least traveled... (5m 34s)
Linden Hills Area Cottage City
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Clip: S1 Ep4 | 5m 33s | In the early 1880s the Linden Hills area developer Louis Monage referred to it as... (5m 33s)
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Clip: S1 Ep4 | 4m 48s | The history and vision of linking the lakes in the Minneapolis area. (4m 48s)
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Clip: S1 Ep4 | 2m 18s | The creek is a source of water for the area, recreation, swimming, ice skating and... (2m 18s)
Minnehaha Falls and Longfellow House
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Clip: S1 Ep4 | 5m 22s | Robert "Fish" Jones opened a fish market on Hennepin Avenue. He was also requested... (5m 22s)
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Clip: S1 Ep4 | 3m 43s | While it's not a swimming lake, it's part of Minneapolis' strong tradition, community... (3m 43s)
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