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	[[Image:kpark.png\|left\|thumb\|300px\|A summer day along the river at Kimbel Park.]]		[[Image:kpark.png\|left\|thumb\|300px\|A summer day along the river at Kimbel Park.]]
	[[Image:BAL.png\|right\|thumb\|~~250px~~\|Despite the incorrect spelling, this is a unique card.]]		[[Image:BAL.png\|right\|thumb\|450px\|Despite the incorrect spelling, this is a unique card.]]
	[[Image:kimballspark.gif\|left\|thumb\|350px\|A lazy afternoon of fishing at Kimbel Park]]		[[Image:kimballspark.gif\|left\|thumb\|350px\|A lazy afternoon of fishing at Kimbel Park]]
	Kimbel Park was definitely a family business. Eventually to have twenty-three children by four wives, Kimbel found a place in the business for everyone. Some of the older children worked in the dance hall and tavern. Younger children as early as five-years-of-age were assigned jobs. Boys worked on the boats by day and ran the tavern at night. (10) All the boys learned how to pilot boats at an early age and did not stay around long after they were able to find work elsewhere. The girls kept up the family house, cared for the younger children, and cooked in the tavern at night.		Kimbel Park was definitely a family business. Eventually to have twenty-three children by four wives, Kimbel found a place in the business for everyone. Some of the older children worked in the dance hall and tavern. Younger children as early as five-years-of-age were assigned jobs. Boys worked on the boats by day and ran the tavern at night. (10) All the boys learned how to pilot boats at an early age and did not stay around long after they were able to find work elsewhere. The girls kept up the family house, cared for the younger children, and cooked in the tavern at night.

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	[[Image:kpark.png\|left\|thumb\|300px\|A summer day along the river at Kimbel Park.]]		[[Image:kpark.png\|left\|thumb\|300px\|A summer day along the river at Kimbel Park.]]
			[[Image:BAL.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Despite the incorrect spelling, this is a unique card.]]
	[[Image:kimballspark.gif\|left\|thumb\|350px\|A lazy afternoon of fishing at Kimbel Park]]		[[Image:kimballspark.gif\|left\|thumb\|350px\|A lazy afternoon of fishing at Kimbel Park]]
	Kimbel Park was definitely a family business. Eventually to have twenty-three children by four wives, Kimbel found a place in the business for everyone. Some of the older children worked in the dance hall and tavern. Younger children as early as five-years-of-age were assigned jobs. Boys worked on the boats by day and ran the tavern at night. (10) All the boys learned how to pilot boats at an early age and did not stay around long after they were able to find work elsewhere. The girls kept up the family house, cared for the younger children, and cooked in the tavern at night.		Kimbel Park was definitely a family business. Eventually to have twenty-three children by four wives, Kimbel found a place in the business for everyone. Some of the older children worked in the dance hall and tavern. Younger children as early as five-years-of-age were assigned jobs. Boys worked on the boats by day and ran the tavern at night. (10) All the boys learned how to pilot boats at an early age and did not stay around long after they were able to find work elsewhere. The girls kept up the family house, cared for the younger children, and cooked in the tavern at night.

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	[[Image:kparkpc.JPG\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Postcard. Photo courtesy: Lyn Klavitter Jungblut]]		[[Image:kparkpc.JPG\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Postcard. Photo courtesy: Lyn Klavitter Jungblut]]
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			[[Image:watermelon2.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|A watermelon picnic at Kimbel's Park in 1913. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]
	Residents of Dubuque paid five cents each way for a ride aboard Kimbel's steamer "Eagle Point" to the park. (3) In 1908 the ferry launch "Cora May" operated daily trips from Dubuque. (4) Each week offered free attractions. One of the most popular shows involved a hypnotist who buried a willing subject six feet underground on a Thursday and then returned on Saturday to excavate him. The subject, a bit shaky when dug up, survived burial in good shape by using a breathing tube. (5) He received twenty-four dollars for his participation. Kimbel also offered the sight of two pure white horses plunging thirty feet into the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. (6) Open to many forms of entertainment, Kimbel even hosted boxing matches. (7) In 1906 the journeymen barbers of Dubuque hosted their employers to a picnic. On Wednesday, weekends, and holidays free fish was served to the patrons of the tavern with their order. (8) The newspaper account noted the presence of "every game known to the ingenuity of respectable manhood." (9)		Residents of Dubuque paid five cents each way for a ride aboard Kimbel's steamer "Eagle Point" to the park. (3) In 1908 the ferry launch "Cora May" operated daily trips from Dubuque. (4) Each week offered free attractions. One of the most popular shows involved a hypnotist who buried a willing subject six feet underground on a Thursday and then returned on Saturday to excavate him. The subject, a bit shaky when dug up, survived burial in good shape by using a breathing tube. (5) He received twenty-four dollars for his participation. Kimbel also offered the sight of two pure white horses plunging thirty feet into the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. (6) Open to many forms of entertainment, Kimbel even hosted boxing matches. (7) In 1906 the journeymen barbers of Dubuque hosted their employers to a picnic. On Wednesday, weekends, and holidays free fish was served to the patrons of the tavern with their order. (8) The newspaper account noted the presence of "every game known to the ingenuity of respectable manhood." (9)

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	[[Image:IMG_5076.jpg\|left\|thumb\|300px\|In 1919 the Mississippi River rose to a 22-foot stage. The usually lively park was flooded. These men, apparently coming out of the tavern, are waiting for the ferry to return them to the mainland. Picture courtesy: Telegraph Herald Archives]]		[[Image:IMG_5076.jpg\|left\|thumb\|300px\|In 1919 the Mississippi River rose to a 22-foot stage. The usually lively park was flooded. These men, apparently coming out of the tavern, are waiting for the ferry to return them to the mainland. Picture courtesy: Telegraph Herald Archives]]
	Kimbel Park had its obstacles over the years. Perched so close to the shore, it was occasionally flooded. The construction of the [[~~DUBUQUE-WISCONSIN~~ BRIDGE]] ~~in 1902~~ opened the park to more visitors, ~~but~~ Kimbel lost money due to the fact that his ferryboats were no longer needed. Automobiles also gave Dubuque residents the opportunity to travel to other more distant sites. Attendance at the park certainly declined with the development of [[UNION PARK]] and [[EAGLE POINT PARK]].		Kimbel Park had its obstacles over the years. Perched so close to the shore, it was occasionally flooded. The construction of the [[EAGLE POINT BRIDGE]] opened the park to more visitors. An estimated 5,000 people crossed it on May 18, 1902 to enjoy a day of relaxation. (15) Kimbel, however, lost money due to the fact that his ferryboats were no longer needed. Automobiles also gave Dubuque residents the opportunity to travel to other more distant sites. Attendance at the park certainly declined with the development of [[UNION PARK]] and [[EAGLE POINT PARK]].

	Kimbel fought these problems by renovating the park's attractions. He added bowling alleys, a club house, and a dining hall.		Kimbel fought these problems by renovating the park's attractions. He added bowling alleys, a club house, and a dining hall.

	[[PROHIBITION]] proved an obstacle more than all the others combined. Archbishop [[KEANE, John J.\|John J. KEANE]] and other leaders of Dubuque's temperance movement achieved a major success in 1907. Tavern owners and the Law and Order League signed an agreement forbidding the sale of all liquor on Sunday. Initially this seemed a bonanza for Kimbel Park. Thirsty Dubuque County residents crowded the site. According to the ''Telegraph Herald'', those who arrived late had to wait up to fifteen minutes outside the barroom and ten minutes at the bar before getting served. When their beer arrived, they only got a 'suit' meaning seven-eights was foam. 'Vicious fights marked the course of the day.' Buoyed by their success in Dubuque County, temperance leaders insisted that Grant County officials close bars on Sunday. The officials agreed, and the management of Kimbel Park complied. (15)		[[PROHIBITION]] proved an obstacle more than all the others combined. Archbishop [[KEANE, John J.\|John J. KEANE]] and other leaders of Dubuque's temperance movement achieved a major success in 1907. Tavern owners and the Law and Order League signed an agreement forbidding the sale of all liquor on Sunday. Initially this seemed a bonanza for Kimbel Park. Thirsty Dubuque County residents crowded the site. According to the ''Telegraph Herald'', those who arrived late had to wait up to fifteen minutes outside the barroom and ten minutes at the bar before getting served. When their beer arrived, they only got a 'suit' meaning seven-eights was foam. 'Vicious fights marked the course of the day.' Buoyed by their success in Dubuque County, temperance leaders insisted that Grant County officials close bars on Sunday. The officials agreed, and the management of Kimbel Park complied. (16)

	[[Image:IMG_5452.JPG\|right\|thumb\|300px\|This gathering, possibly merchants along Clay Street, were pictured at Kimbel Park in 1916. Photo courtesy: Joseph Jacobsmeier]]On August 24, 1912 the park was sold to [[VOELKER, Christian Anton\|Christian Anton VOELKER]] for $949. (16) Several other buyers of the land followed, but the area remained a recreational site. The nature of the crowd, however, changed. The remoteness of the Kimbel Park area encouraged bootleggers. A raid in August, 1929 resulted in the destruction of "three stills of large capacity, seventy barrels of mash and 200 gallons of whiskey with fifty bags of corn sugar being confiscated. (17)		[[Image:IMG_5452.JPG\|right\|thumb\|300px\|This gathering, possibly merchants along Clay Street, were pictured at Kimbel Park in 1916. Photo courtesy: Joseph Jacobsmeier]]On August 24, 1912 the park was sold to [[VOELKER, Christian Anton\|Christian Anton VOELKER]] for $949. (17) Several other buyers of the land followed, but the area remained a recreational site. The nature of the crowd, however, changed. The remoteness of the Kimbel Park area encouraged bootleggers. A raid in August, 1929 resulted in the destruction of "three stills of large capacity, seventy barrels of mash and 200 gallons of whiskey with fifty bags of corn sugar being confiscated. (18)

	In 1933 the federal government purchased the site before construction on the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. Prior to construction, condemnation proceedings led to the removal of twenty-nine cottages, nine chicken houses, three ice houses, two smokehouses and two taverns. Construction on the dam began in September, 1935. On September 13, 1937, the last of the dam's thirteen tainter gates were closed by W. A. Turner, resident engineer and lockmaster. The resulting rising river level submerged all but the highest elevations on the Kimbel property. For decades, remnants of the site formed a series of small islands. Great-great-grandchildren of Henry Vogt, the original property owner, discovered building foundations and a cistern while exploring the area around 2002. In that year, the Army Corps of Engineers began dredging Sunfish Lake to create a 44-acre island to deflect silt and improve the fish and wildlife habitat. The remnants of Kimbel Park are no longer accessible from the mainland. (18)		In 1933 the federal government purchased the site before construction on the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. Prior to construction, condemnation proceedings led to the removal of twenty-nine cottages, nine chicken houses, three ice houses, two smokehouses and two taverns. Construction on the dam began in September, 1935. On September 13, 1937, the last of the dam's thirteen tainter gates were closed by W. A. Turner, resident engineer and lockmaster. The resulting rising river level submerged all but the highest elevations on the Kimbel property. For decades, remnants of the site formed a series of small islands. Great-great-grandchildren of Henry Vogt, the original property owner, discovered building foundations and a cistern while exploring the area around 2002. In that year, the Army Corps of Engineers began dredging Sunfish Lake to create a 44-acre island to deflect silt and improve the fish and wildlife habitat. The remnants of Kimbel Park are no longer accessible from the mainland. (19)

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	14. "Action Line," ''Telegraph Herald'', March 21, 1977		14. "Action Line," ''Telegraph Herald'', March 21, 1977

	15. ~~Day~~		15. Hellert, Susan Hellert, '''Hidden History of Dubuque''', Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press, 2016, p. 60

	16. ~~Deed Record No. 153, Grant County~~		16. Day

	17. ~~Ibid~~		17. Deed Record No. 153, Grant County

	18. Ibid.		18. Ibid

			19. Ibid.

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	Kimbel fought these problems by renovating the park's attractions. He added bowling alleys, a club house, and a dining hall.		Kimbel fought these problems by renovating the park's attractions. He added bowling alleys, a club house, and a dining hall.

	[[PROHIBITION]] proved an obstacle more than all the others combined. Archbishop [[KEANE, John J.\|John J. KEANE]] and other leaders of Dubuque's temperance movement achieved a major success in 1907. Tavern owners and the Law and Order League signed an agreement forbidding the sale of all liquor on Sunday. Initially this seemed a bonanza for Kimbel Park. Thirsty Dubuque County residents crowded the ~~park. Where the attractions of nature had once held on uneasy equilibrium with the consumption of beer, the consumption of alcohol now reigned supreme~~. According to the ''Telegraph Herald'', those who arrived late had to wait up to fifteen minutes outside the barroom and ten minutes at the bar before getting served. When their beer arrived, they only got a 'suit' meaning seven-eights was foam. 'Vicious fights marked the course of the day.' Buoyed by their success in Dubuque County, temperance leaders insisted that Grant County officials close bars on Sunday. The officials agreed, and the management of Kimbel Park complied. (15)		[[PROHIBITION]] proved an obstacle more than all the others combined. Archbishop [[KEANE, John J.\|John J. KEANE]] and other leaders of Dubuque's temperance movement achieved a major success in 1907. Tavern owners and the Law and Order League signed an agreement forbidding the sale of all liquor on Sunday. Initially this seemed a bonanza for Kimbel Park. Thirsty Dubuque County residents crowded the site. According to the ''Telegraph Herald'', those who arrived late had to wait up to fifteen minutes outside the barroom and ten minutes at the bar before getting served. When their beer arrived, they only got a 'suit' meaning seven-eights was foam. 'Vicious fights marked the course of the day.' Buoyed by their success in Dubuque County, temperance leaders insisted that Grant County officials close bars on Sunday. The officials agreed, and the management of Kimbel Park complied. (15)

	[[Image:IMG_5452.JPG\|right\|thumb\|300px\|This gathering, possibly merchants along Clay Street, were pictured at Kimbel Park in 1916. Photo courtesy: Joseph Jacobsmeier]]On August 24, 1912 the park was sold to [[VOELKER, Christian Anton\|Christian Anton VOELKER]] for $949. (16) Several other buyers of the land followed, but the area remained a recreational site. The nature of the crowd, however, changed. The remoteness of the Kimbel Park area encouraged bootleggers. A raid in August of 1929 resulted in the destruction of "three stills of large capacity, seventy barrels of mash and 200 gallons of whiskey with fifty bags of corn sugar being confiscated. (17)		[[Image:IMG_5452.JPG\|right\|thumb\|300px\|This gathering, possibly merchants along Clay Street, were pictured at Kimbel Park in 1916. Photo courtesy: Joseph Jacobsmeier]]On August 24, 1912 the park was sold to [[VOELKER, Christian Anton\|Christian Anton VOELKER]] for $949. (16) Several other buyers of the land followed, but the area remained a recreational site. The nature of the crowd, however, changed. The remoteness of the Kimbel Park area encouraged bootleggers. A raid in August, 1929 resulted in the destruction of "three stills of large capacity, seventy barrels of mash and 200 gallons of whiskey with fifty bags of corn sugar being confiscated. (17)

	In 1933 the federal government purchased the site before construction on the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. Prior to construction, condemnation proceedings led to the removal of twenty-nine cottages, nine chicken houses, three ice houses, two smokehouses and two taverns. Construction on the dam began in September, 1935. On September 13, 1937, the last of the dam's thirteen tainter gates were closed by W. A. Turner, resident engineer and lockmaster. The resulting rising river level submerged all but the highest elevations on the Kimbel property. For decades, remnants of the site formed a series of small islands. Great-great-grandchildren of Henry Vogt, the original property owner, discovered building foundations and a cistern while exploring the area around 2002. In that year, the Army Corps of Engineers began dredging Sunfish Lake to create a 44-acre island to deflect silt and improve the fish and wildlife habitat. The remnants of Kimbel Park are no longer accessible from the mainland. (18)		In 1933 the federal government purchased the site before construction on the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. Prior to construction, condemnation proceedings led to the removal of twenty-nine cottages, nine chicken houses, three ice houses, two smokehouses and two taverns. Construction on the dam began in September, 1935. On September 13, 1937, the last of the dam's thirteen tainter gates were closed by W. A. Turner, resident engineer and lockmaster. The resulting rising river level submerged all but the highest elevations on the Kimbel property. For decades, remnants of the site formed a series of small islands. Great-great-grandchildren of Henry Vogt, the original property owner, discovered building foundations and a cistern while exploring the area around 2002. In that year, the Army Corps of Engineers began dredging Sunfish Lake to create a 44-acre island to deflect silt and improve the fish and wildlife habitat. The remnants of Kimbel Park are no longer accessible from the mainland. (18)

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	[[Image:akimball.jpeg\|left\|thumb\|300px\|This 1918 map shows an island owned by Albert Kimball (Kimbel). Photo courtesy: Christopher Colney, GIS Specialist, Grant County Courthouse--Lancaster, Wisconsin]]		[[Image:akimball.jpeg\|left\|thumb\|300px\|This 1918 map shows an island owned by Albert Kimball (Kimbel). Photo courtesy: Christopher Colney, GIS Specialist, Grant County Courthouse--Lancaster, Wisconsin]]
	[[Image:kparkpc.JPG\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Postcard. Photo courtesy: Lyn Klavitter Jungblut]]		[[Image:kparkpc.JPG\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Postcard. Photo courtesy: Lyn Klavitter Jungblut]]
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	Residents of Dubuque paid five cents each way for a ride aboard Kimbel's steamer "Eagle Point" to the park. (3) In 1908 the ferry launch "Cora May" operated daily trips from Dubuque. (4) Each week offered free attractions. One of the most popular shows involved a hypnotist who buried a willing subject six feet underground on a Thursday and then returned on Saturday to excavate him. The subject, a bit shaky when dug up, survived burial in good shape by using a breathing tube. (5) He received twenty-four dollars for his participation. Kimbel also offered the sight of two pure white horses plunging thirty feet into the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. (6) Open to many forms of entertainment, Kimbel even hosted boxing matches. (7) In 1906 the journeymen barbers of Dubuque hosted their employers to a picnic. On Wednesday, weekends, and holidays free fish was served to the patrons of the tavern with their order. (8) The newspaper account noted the presence of "every game known to the ingenuity of respectable manhood." (9)		Residents of Dubuque paid five cents each way for a ride aboard Kimbel's steamer "Eagle Point" to the park. (3) In 1908 the ferry launch "Cora May" operated daily trips from Dubuque. (4) Each week offered free attractions. One of the most popular shows involved a hypnotist who buried a willing subject six feet underground on a Thursday and then returned on Saturday to excavate him. The subject, a bit shaky when dug up, survived burial in good shape by using a breathing tube. (5) He received twenty-four dollars for his participation. Kimbel also offered the sight of two pure white horses plunging thirty feet into the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. (6) Open to many forms of entertainment, Kimbel even hosted boxing matches. (7) In 1906 the journeymen barbers of Dubuque hosted their employers to a picnic. On Wednesday, weekends, and holidays free fish was served to the patrons of the tavern with their order. (8) The newspaper account noted the presence of "every game known to the ingenuity of respectable manhood." (9)

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	[[PROHIBITION]] proved an obstacle more than all the others combined. Archbishop [[KEANE, John J.\|John J. KEANE]] and other leaders of Dubuque's temperance movement achieved a major success in 1907. Tavern owners and the Law and Order League signed an agreement forbidding the sale of all liquor on Sunday. Initially this seemed a bonanza for Kimbel Park. Thirsty Dubuque County residents crowded the park. Where the attractions of nature had once held on uneasy equilibrium with the consumption of beer, the consumption of alcohol now reigned supreme. According to the ''Telegraph Herald'', those who arrived late had to wait up to fifteen minutes outside the barroom and ten minutes at the bar before getting served. When their beer arrived, they only got a 'suit' meaning seven-eights was foam. 'Vicious fights marked the course of the day.' Buoyed by their success in Dubuque County, temperance leaders insisted that Grant County officials close bars on Sunday. The officials agreed, and the management of Kimbel Park complied. (15)		[[PROHIBITION]] proved an obstacle more than all the others combined. Archbishop [[KEANE, John J.\|John J. KEANE]] and other leaders of Dubuque's temperance movement achieved a major success in 1907. Tavern owners and the Law and Order League signed an agreement forbidding the sale of all liquor on Sunday. Initially this seemed a bonanza for Kimbel Park. Thirsty Dubuque County residents crowded the park. Where the attractions of nature had once held on uneasy equilibrium with the consumption of beer, the consumption of alcohol now reigned supreme. According to the ''Telegraph Herald'', those who arrived late had to wait up to fifteen minutes outside the barroom and ten minutes at the bar before getting served. When their beer arrived, they only got a 'suit' meaning seven-eights was foam. 'Vicious fights marked the course of the day.' Buoyed by their success in Dubuque County, temperance leaders insisted that Grant County officials close bars on Sunday. The officials agreed, and the management of Kimbel Park complied. (15)

	[[Image:IMG_5452.~~jpg~~\|left\|thumb\|300px\|This gathering, possibly merchants along Clay Street, were pictured at Kimbel Park in 1916. Photo courtesy: Joseph Jacobsmeier]]On August 24, 1912 the park was sold to [[VOELKER, Christian Anton\|Christian Anton VOELKER]] for $949. (16) Several other buyers of the land followed, but the area remained a recreational site. The nature of the crowd, however, changed. The remoteness of the Kimbel Park area encouraged bootleggers. A raid in August of 1929 resulted in the destruction of "three stills of large capacity, seventy barrels of mash and 200 gallons of whiskey with fifty bags of corn sugar being confiscated. (17)		[[Image:IMG_5452.JPG\|left\|thumb\|300px\|This gathering, possibly merchants along Clay Street, were pictured at Kimbel Park in 1916. Photo courtesy: Joseph Jacobsmeier]]On August 24, 1912 the park was sold to [[VOELKER, Christian Anton\|Christian Anton VOELKER]] for $949. (16) Several other buyers of the land followed, but the area remained a recreational site. The nature of the crowd, however, changed. The remoteness of the Kimbel Park area encouraged bootleggers. A raid in August of 1929 resulted in the destruction of "three stills of large capacity, seventy barrels of mash and 200 gallons of whiskey with fifty bags of corn sugar being confiscated. (17)

	In 1933 the federal government purchased the site before construction on the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. Prior to construction, condemnation proceedings led to the removal of twenty-nine cottages, nine chicken houses, three ice houses, two smokehouses and two taverns. Construction on the dam began in September, 1935. On September 13, 1937, the last of the dam's thirteen tainter gates were closed by W. A. Turner, resident engineer and lockmaster. The resulting rising river level submerged all but the highest elevations on the Kimbel property. For decades, remnants of the site formed a series of small islands. Great-great-grandchildren of Henry Vogt, the original property owner, discovered building foundations and a cistern while exploring the area around 2002. In that year, the Army Corps of Engineers began dredging Sunfish Lake to create a 44-acre island to deflect silt and improve the fish and wildlife habitat. The remnants of Kimbel Park are no longer accessible from the mainland. (18)		In 1933 the federal government purchased the site before construction on the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. Prior to construction, condemnation proceedings led to the removal of twenty-nine cottages, nine chicken houses, three ice houses, two smokehouses and two taverns. Construction on the dam began in September, 1935. On September 13, 1937, the last of the dam's thirteen tainter gates were closed by W. A. Turner, resident engineer and lockmaster. The resulting rising river level submerged all but the highest elevations on the Kimbel property. For decades, remnants of the site formed a series of small islands. Great-great-grandchildren of Henry Vogt, the original property owner, discovered building foundations and a cistern while exploring the area around 2002. In that year, the Army Corps of Engineers began dredging Sunfish Lake to create a 44-acre island to deflect silt and improve the fish and wildlife habitat. The remnants of Kimbel Park are no longer accessible from the mainland. (18)

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	[[PROHIBITION]] proved an obstacle more than all the others combined. Archbishop [[KEANE, John J.\|John J. KEANE]] and other leaders of Dubuque's temperance movement achieved a major success in 1907. Tavern owners and the Law and Order League signed an agreement forbidding the sale of all liquor on Sunday. Initially this seemed a bonanza for Kimbel Park. Thirsty Dubuque County residents crowded the park. Where the attractions of nature had once held on uneasy equilibrium with the consumption of beer, the consumption of alcohol now reigned supreme. According to the ''Telegraph Herald'', those who arrived late had to wait up to fifteen minutes outside the barroom and ten minutes at the bar before getting served. When their beer arrived, they only got a 'suit' meaning seven-eights was foam. 'Vicious fights marked the course of the day.' Buoyed by their success in Dubuque County, temperance leaders insisted that Grant County officials close bars on Sunday. The officials agreed, and the management of Kimbel Park complied. (15)		[[PROHIBITION]] proved an obstacle more than all the others combined. Archbishop [[KEANE, John J.\|John J. KEANE]] and other leaders of Dubuque's temperance movement achieved a major success in 1907. Tavern owners and the Law and Order League signed an agreement forbidding the sale of all liquor on Sunday. Initially this seemed a bonanza for Kimbel Park. Thirsty Dubuque County residents crowded the park. Where the attractions of nature had once held on uneasy equilibrium with the consumption of beer, the consumption of alcohol now reigned supreme. According to the ''Telegraph Herald'', those who arrived late had to wait up to fifteen minutes outside the barroom and ten minutes at the bar before getting served. When their beer arrived, they only got a 'suit' meaning seven-eights was foam. 'Vicious fights marked the course of the day.' Buoyed by their success in Dubuque County, temperance leaders insisted that Grant County officials close bars on Sunday. The officials agreed, and the management of Kimbel Park complied. (15)

	On August 24, 1912 the park was sold to [[VOELKER, Christian Anton\|Christian Anton VOELKER]] for $949. (16) Several other buyers of the land followed, but the area remained a recreational site. The nature of the crowd, however, changed. The remoteness of the Kimbel Park area encouraged bootleggers. A raid in August of 1929 resulted in the destruction of "three stills of large capacity, seventy barrels of mash and 200 gallons of whiskey with fifty bags of corn sugar being confiscated. (17)		[[Image:IMG_5452.jpg\|left\|thumb\|300px\|This gathering, possibly merchants along Clay Street, were pictured at Kimbel Park in 1916. Photo courtesy: Joseph Jacobsmeier]]On August 24, 1912 the park was sold to [[VOELKER, Christian Anton\|Christian Anton VOELKER]] for $949. (16) Several other buyers of the land followed, but the area remained a recreational site. The nature of the crowd, however, changed. The remoteness of the Kimbel Park area encouraged bootleggers. A raid in August of 1929 resulted in the destruction of "three stills of large capacity, seventy barrels of mash and 200 gallons of whiskey with fifty bags of corn sugar being confiscated. (17)

	In 1933 the federal government purchased the site before construction on the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. Prior to construction, condemnation proceedings led to the removal of twenty-nine cottages, nine chicken houses, three ice houses, two smokehouses and two taverns. Construction on the dam began in September, 1935. On September 13, 1937, the last of the dam's thirteen tainter gates were closed by W. A. Turner, resident engineer and lockmaster. The resulting rising river level submerged all but the highest elevations on the Kimbel property. For decades, remnants of the site formed a series of small islands. Great-great-grandchildren of Henry Vogt, the original property owner, discovered building foundations and a cistern while exploring the area around 2002. In that year, the Army Corps of Engineers began dredging Sunfish Lake to create a 44-acre island to deflect silt and improve the fish and wildlife habitat. The remnants of Kimbel Park are no longer accessible from the mainland. (18)		In 1933 the federal government purchased the site before construction on the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. Prior to construction, condemnation proceedings led to the removal of twenty-nine cottages, nine chicken houses, three ice houses, two smokehouses and two taverns. Construction on the dam began in September, 1935. On September 13, 1937, the last of the dam's thirteen tainter gates were closed by W. A. Turner, resident engineer and lockmaster. The resulting rising river level submerged all but the highest elevations on the Kimbel property. For decades, remnants of the site formed a series of small islands. Great-great-grandchildren of Henry Vogt, the original property owner, discovered building foundations and a cistern while exploring the area around 2002. In that year, the Army Corps of Engineers began dredging Sunfish Lake to create a 44-acre island to deflect silt and improve the fish and wildlife habitat. The remnants of Kimbel Park are no longer accessible from the mainland. (18)

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	[[File:epoint2.jpeg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Richard Kimbel's "Eagle Point" ferry. Photo courtesy: http://www.genealogywise.com/group/kimbel]]		[[File:epoint2.jpeg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Richard Kimbel's "Eagle Point" ferry. Photo courtesy: http://www.genealogywise.com/group/kimbel]]
			[[Image:kimbeltoken.JPG\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Trade token. Photo courtesy: Mike Day and Nelson Klavitter]]
	[[Image:akimball.jpeg\|left\|thumb\|300px\|This 1918 map shows an island owned by Albert Kimball (Kimbel). Photo courtesy: Christopher Colney, GIS Specialist, Grant County Courthouse--Lancaster, Wisconsin]]		[[Image:akimball.jpeg\|left\|thumb\|300px\|This 1918 map shows an island owned by Albert Kimball (Kimbel). Photo courtesy: Christopher Colney, GIS Specialist, Grant County Courthouse--Lancaster, Wisconsin]]
	[[Image:~~kimbeltoken~~.JPG\|right\|thumb\|~~250px~~\|~~Trade token~~. Photo courtesy: ~~Mike Day and Nelson~~ Klavitter]]		[[Image:kparkpc.JPG\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Postcard. Photo courtesy: Lyn Klavitter Jungblut]]
	Residents of Dubuque paid five cents each way for a ride aboard Kimbel's steamer "Eagle Point" to the park. (3) In 1908 the ferry launch "Cora May" operated daily trips from Dubuque. (4) Each week offered free attractions. One of the most popular shows involved a hypnotist who buried a willing subject six feet underground on a Thursday and then returned on Saturday to excavate him. The subject, a bit shaky when dug up, survived burial in good shape by using a breathing tube. (5) He received twenty-four dollars for his participation. Kimbel also offered the sight of two pure white horses plunging thirty feet into the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. (6) Open to many forms of entertainment, Kimbel even hosted boxing matches. (7) In 1906 the journeymen barbers of Dubuque hosted their employers to a picnic. On Wednesday, weekends, and holidays free fish was served to the patrons of the tavern with their order. (8) The newspaper account noted the presence of "every game known to the ingenuity of respectable manhood." (9)		Residents of Dubuque paid five cents each way for a ride aboard Kimbel's steamer "Eagle Point" to the park. (3) In 1908 the ferry launch "Cora May" operated daily trips from Dubuque. (4) Each week offered free attractions. One of the most popular shows involved a hypnotist who buried a willing subject six feet underground on a Thursday and then returned on Saturday to excavate him. The subject, a bit shaky when dug up, survived burial in good shape by using a breathing tube. (5) He received twenty-four dollars for his participation. Kimbel also offered the sight of two pure white horses plunging thirty feet into the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. (6) Open to many forms of entertainment, Kimbel even hosted boxing matches. (7) In 1906 the journeymen barbers of Dubuque hosted their employers to a picnic. On Wednesday, weekends, and holidays free fish was served to the patrons of the tavern with their order. (8) The newspaper account noted the presence of "every game known to the ingenuity of respectable manhood." (9)

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	Kimbel Park was definitely a family business. Eventually to have twenty-three children by four wives, Kimbel found a place in the business for everyone. Some of the older children worked in the dance hall and tavern. Younger children as early as five-years-of-age were assigned jobs. Boys worked on the boats by day and ran the tavern at night. (10) All the boys learned how to pilot boats at an early age and did not stay around long after they were able to find work elsewhere. The girls kept up the family house, cared for the younger children, and cooked in the tavern at night.		Kimbel Park was definitely a family business. Eventually to have twenty-three children by four wives, Kimbel found a place in the business for everyone. Some of the older children worked in the dance hall and tavern. Younger children as early as five-years-of-age were assigned jobs. Boys worked on the boats by day and ran the tavern at night. (10) All the boys learned how to pilot boats at an early age and did not stay around long after they were able to find work elsewhere. The girls kept up the family house, cared for the younger children, and cooked in the tavern at night.

	~~[[Image:kparkpc.JPG\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Postcard. Photo courtesy: Lyn Klavitter Jungblut]]~~As Kimbel Park developed, Richard Kimbel began referring to the site as an "island." (11)		As Kimbel Park developed, Richard Kimbel began referring to the site as an "island." (11)

	Dance bands provided music to those willing to pay five cents per dance. (12) At other times, a dance would be scheduled for which the men paid fifty cents for admittance while women paid nothing. (13) Many brawls erupted between those involved in the shell games, but Kimbel never used police to maintain order. Physically tough, Kimbel also was known to occasionally use a gun to restore order. The park had a cell-like structure in which intoxicated people were placed temporarily to regain their senses. (14)		Dance bands provided music to those willing to pay five cents per dance. (12) At other times, a dance would be scheduled for which the men paid fifty cents for admittance while women paid nothing. (13) Many brawls erupted between those involved in the shell games, but Kimbel never used police to maintain order. Physically tough, Kimbel also was known to occasionally use a gun to restore order. The park had a cell-like structure in which intoxicated people were placed temporarily to regain their senses. (14)
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	[[PROHIBITION]] proved an obstacle more than all the others combined. Archbishop [[KEANE, John J.\|John J. KEANE]] and other leaders of Dubuque's temperance movement achieved a major success in 1907. Tavern owners and the Law and Order League signed an agreement forbidding the sale of all liquor on Sunday. Initially this seemed a bonanza for Kimbel Park. Thirsty Dubuque County residents crowded the park. Where the attractions of nature had once held on uneasy equilibrium with the consumption of beer, the consumption of alcohol now reigned supreme. According to the ''Telegraph Herald'', those who arrived late had to wait up to fifteen minutes outside the barroom and ten minutes at the bar before getting served. When their beer arrived, they only got a 'suit' meaning seven-eights was foam. 'Vicious fights marked the course of the day.' Buoyed by their success in Dubuque County, temperance leaders insisted that Grant County officials close bars on Sunday. The officials agreed, and the management of Kimbel Park complied. (15)		[[PROHIBITION]] proved an obstacle more than all the others combined. Archbishop [[KEANE, John J.\|John J. KEANE]] and other leaders of Dubuque's temperance movement achieved a major success in 1907. Tavern owners and the Law and Order League signed an agreement forbidding the sale of all liquor on Sunday. Initially this seemed a bonanza for Kimbel Park. Thirsty Dubuque County residents crowded the park. Where the attractions of nature had once held on uneasy equilibrium with the consumption of beer, the consumption of alcohol now reigned supreme. According to the ''Telegraph Herald'', those who arrived late had to wait up to fifteen minutes outside the barroom and ten minutes at the bar before getting served. When their beer arrived, they only got a 'suit' meaning seven-eights was foam. 'Vicious fights marked the course of the day.' Buoyed by their success in Dubuque County, temperance leaders insisted that Grant County officials close bars on Sunday. The officials agreed, and the management of Kimbel Park complied. (15)

	[[Image:IMG_5452.JPG\|~~left~~\|thumb\|300px\|This gathering, possibly merchants along Clay Street, were pictured at Kimbel Park in 1916. Photo courtesy: Joseph Jacobsmeier]]On August 24, 1912 the park was sold to [[VOELKER, Christian Anton\|Christian Anton VOELKER]] for $949. (16) Several other buyers of the land followed, but the area remained a recreational site. The nature of the crowd, however, changed. The remoteness of the Kimbel Park area encouraged bootleggers. A raid in August of 1929 resulted in the destruction of "three stills of large capacity, seventy barrels of mash and 200 gallons of whiskey with fifty bags of corn sugar being confiscated. (17)		[[Image:IMG_5452.JPG\|right\|thumb\|300px\|This gathering, possibly merchants along Clay Street, were pictured at Kimbel Park in 1916. Photo courtesy: Joseph Jacobsmeier]]On August 24, 1912 the park was sold to [[VOELKER, Christian Anton\|Christian Anton VOELKER]] for $949. (16) Several other buyers of the land followed, but the area remained a recreational site. The nature of the crowd, however, changed. The remoteness of the Kimbel Park area encouraged bootleggers. A raid in August of 1929 resulted in the destruction of "three stills of large capacity, seventy barrels of mash and 200 gallons of whiskey with fifty bags of corn sugar being confiscated. (17)

	In 1933 the federal government purchased the site before construction on the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. Prior to construction, condemnation proceedings led to the removal of twenty-nine cottages, nine chicken houses, three ice houses, two smokehouses and two taverns. Construction on the dam began in September, 1935. On September 13, 1937, the last of the dam's thirteen tainter gates were closed by W. A. Turner, resident engineer and lockmaster. The resulting rising river level submerged all but the highest elevations on the Kimbel property. For decades, remnants of the site formed a series of small islands. Great-great-grandchildren of Henry Vogt, the original property owner, discovered building foundations and a cistern while exploring the area around 2002. In that year, the Army Corps of Engineers began dredging Sunfish Lake to create a 44-acre island to deflect silt and improve the fish and wildlife habitat. The remnants of Kimbel Park are no longer accessible from the mainland. (18)		In 1933 the federal government purchased the site before construction on the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]]. Prior to construction, condemnation proceedings led to the removal of twenty-nine cottages, nine chicken houses, three ice houses, two smokehouses and two taverns. Construction on the dam began in September, 1935. On September 13, 1937, the last of the dam's thirteen tainter gates were closed by W. A. Turner, resident engineer and lockmaster. The resulting rising river level submerged all but the highest elevations on the Kimbel property. For decades, remnants of the site formed a series of small islands. Great-great-grandchildren of Henry Vogt, the original property owner, discovered building foundations and a cistern while exploring the area around 2002. In that year, the Army Corps of Engineers began dredging Sunfish Lake to create a 44-acre island to deflect silt and improve the fish and wildlife habitat. The remnants of Kimbel Park are no longer accessible from the mainland. (18)