12/7/2000: Lake Calhoun (Minneapolis)
Join the hiking group for a hike around Lake Calhoun. Lake Calhoun commemorates John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850), the eminent statesman of South Carolina, who was secretary of war, 1817-25. He was vice-president of the United States, 1825-32; was U.S. senator, 1833-43; and was secretary of state under President Tyler, 1844-45, when he was again elected to the Senate, of which he remained a member until his death. The Dakota name of this lake is given as "Mde Medoza, Lake of the Loons," by Maj. T. M. Newson in his "Indian Legends of Minnesota Lakes."
Rejoin the group for dessert or dinner at a nearby restaurant afterwards.
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