Camp site at Cherokee Park
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Crossing the Smith Avenue High Bridge south to the West Side and moving further south along the river, one will end up at Cherokee Park. The park was once a tourist camp and recreation hot spot as shown in this 1920s photo. Today, it is a lovely place for a picnic and is a favorite spot for bird watchers.
Photographer: Northwestern Photographic Studio, Inc.
Date: 1924
Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
This file appears in: The High Bridge
The High Bridge
A short distance west of Engine House #21 and turning north on Smith Avenue, you will eventually cross the Mississippi River on the Smith High Bridge. Of the first three bridges in the area, the High…