ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE - Revision history

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	[[Image:IMG_4884.JPG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE. Zollicoffer's Lake was a popular picnic site north of Dubuque. Named for [[ZOLLICOFFER, Jacob\|Jacob ZOLLICOFFER]] who owned the site, the location was a backwater area of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]~~. (1) It measured~~ 1.5 miles long and ~~between 5. and .75 miles~~ wide. From soundings made in 1895 it was determined that the lake was between 4 and 10 feet in depth. The site located along the route of the [[CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, AND ST. PAUL RAILROAD]] or ~~they~~ could travel there by steamboat. (2)		[[Image:IMG_4884.JPG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE. Zollicoffer's Lake was a popular picnic site north of Dubuque. Named for [[ZOLLICOFFER, Jacob\|Jacob ZOLLICOFFER]] who owned the site, the location was a backwater area of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] measuring 1.5 miles long and about three-quarters of a mile wide. From soundings made in 1895 it was determined that the lake was between 4 and 10 feet in depth. The site located along the route of the [[CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, AND ST. PAUL RAILROAD]] or visitors could travel there by steamboat. (2)

	In 1876 [[CUSHING, FISCHER & COMPANY]] leased the lake for [[ICE HARVESTING]]. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (3)		In 1876 [[CUSHING, FISCHER & COMPANY]] leased the lake for [[ICE HARVESTING]]. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (3)

	In 1895 the lake was considered as the site for the state rowing regattas. Spirit Lake did not want to be a host and Storm Lake had gotten a bad reputation due to bad weather in 1894. Timber surrounding were seen as beneficial as ~~they~~ would shield craft from winds. High bluffs were "so close to it that in the afternoon they will shade the audience making parasols or roof on the amphitheater unnecessary." The [[DUBUQUE BOAT CLUB]] recognized that the citizens of Dubuque would have to establish a guarantee fund and planning would be necessary to recruit musical entertainment and steamboat excursions. It was thought the week's events would end with a dress ball. (4)		In 1895 the lake was considered as the site for the state rowing regattas. Spirit Lake did not want to be a host and Storm Lake had gotten a bad reputation due to bad weather in 1894. Timber surrounding were seen as beneficial as it would shield craft from winds. High bluffs were "so close to it that in the afternoon they will shade the audience making parasols or roof on the amphitheater unnecessary." The [[DUBUQUE BOAT CLUB]] recognized that the citizens of Dubuque would have to establish a guarantee fund and planning would be necessary to recruit musical entertainment and steamboat excursions. It was thought the week's events would end with a dress ball. (4)

	The ''Dubuque Daily Herald'' took up the cause of the boat club while listing some of the demands hosting the regatta would involve. Former host cities had provided transportation of the oarsmen and their boats, reduced rates at the hotels, special rates by the railroad, and reduced hotel rates for the planning committee. "Each night there would be parties, balls, concerts, excursions...our society people would be taxed to their utmost resources to entertain their guests." (5)		The ''Dubuque Daily Herald'' took up the cause of the boat club while listing some of the demands hosting the regatta would involve. Former host cities had provided transportation of the oarsmen and their boats, reduced rates at the hotels, special rates by the railroad, and reduced hotel rates for the planning committee. "Each night there would be parties, balls, concerts, excursions...our society people would be taxed to their utmost resources to entertain their guests." (5)

	The place remained popular until the 1930s when the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]] flooded it.		The place remained popular until the 1930s when the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]] flooded the area.

	While most people rode the train up and back as paying passengers, some adventurous young people were said to take another route home. Hopping freight trains in the winter, they rode to the frozen lake and skated all day. When exhausted, they unfurled a large sheet. With each person holding on, the sheet was hoisted like a sail, and the wind blew them south to Dubuque over the frozen river. (6)		While most people rode the train up and back as paying passengers, some adventurous young people were said to take another route home. Hopping freight trains in the winter, they rode to the frozen lake and skated all day. When exhausted, they unfurled a large sheet. With each person holding on, the sheet was hoisted like a sail, and the wind blew them south to Dubuque over the frozen river. (6)

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	In 1876 [[CUSHING, FISCHER & COMPANY]] leased the lake for [[ICE HARVESTING]]. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (3)		In 1876 [[CUSHING, FISCHER & COMPANY]] leased the lake for [[ICE HARVESTING]]. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (3)

	In 1895 the lake was considered as the site for the state rowing regattas. Spirit Lake did not want to be a host and Storm Lake had gotten a bad reputation due to bad weather in 1894. Timber surrounding were seen as beneficial as they would shield craft from winds. High bluffs were "so close to it that in the afternoon they will shade the audience making parasols or roof on the amphitheater unnecessary." The ~~local boat club~~ recognized that the citizens of Dubuque would have to establish a guarantee fund and planning would be necessary to recruit musical entertainment and steamboat excursions. It was thought the week's events would end with a dress ball. (4)		In 1895 the lake was considered as the site for the state rowing regattas. Spirit Lake did not want to be a host and Storm Lake had gotten a bad reputation due to bad weather in 1894. Timber surrounding were seen as beneficial as they would shield craft from winds. High bluffs were "so close to it that in the afternoon they will shade the audience making parasols or roof on the amphitheater unnecessary." The [[DUBUQUE BOAT CLUB]] recognized that the citizens of Dubuque would have to establish a guarantee fund and planning would be necessary to recruit musical entertainment and steamboat excursions. It was thought the week's events would end with a dress ball. (4)

	The ''Dubuque Daily Herald'' took up the cause of the boat club while listing some of the demands hosting the regatta would involve. Former host cities had provided transportation of the oarsmen and their boats, reduced rates at the hotels, special rates by the railroad, and reduced hotel rates for the planning committee. "Each night there would be parties, balls, concerts, excursions...our society people would be taxed to their utmost resources to entertain their guests." (5)		The ''Dubuque Daily Herald'' took up the cause of the boat club while listing some of the demands hosting the regatta would involve. Former host cities had provided transportation of the oarsmen and their boats, reduced rates at the hotels, special rates by the railroad, and reduced hotel rates for the planning committee. "Each night there would be parties, balls, concerts, excursions...our society people would be taxed to their utmost resources to entertain their guests." (5)

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	[[Image:IMG_4884.JPG\|left\|thumb\|~~150px~~\|]]ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE. Zollicoffer's Lake was a popular picnic site north of Dubuque. Named for [[ZOLLICOFFER, Jacob\|Jacob ZOLLICOFFER]] who owned the site, the location was a backwater area of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. (1) It measured 1.5 miles long and between 5. and .75 miles wide. From soundings made in 1895 it was determined that the lake was between 4 and 10 feet in depth. The site located along the route of the [[CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, AND ST. PAUL RAILROAD]] or they could travel there by steamboat. (2)		[[Image:IMG_4884.JPG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE. Zollicoffer's Lake was a popular picnic site north of Dubuque. Named for [[ZOLLICOFFER, Jacob\|Jacob ZOLLICOFFER]] who owned the site, the location was a backwater area of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. (1) It measured 1.5 miles long and between 5. and .75 miles wide. From soundings made in 1895 it was determined that the lake was between 4 and 10 feet in depth. The site located along the route of the [[CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, AND ST. PAUL RAILROAD]] or they could travel there by steamboat. (2)

	In 1876 [[CUSHING, FISCHER & COMPANY]] leased the lake for [[ICE HARVESTING]]. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (3)		In 1876 [[CUSHING, FISCHER & COMPANY]] leased the lake for [[ICE HARVESTING]]. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (3)

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	ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE. Zollicoffer's Lake was a popular picnic site north of Dubuque. Named for [[ZOLLICOFFER, Jacob\|Jacob ZOLLICOFFER]] who owned the site, the location was a backwater area of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. (1) It measured 1.5 miles long and between 5. and .75 miles wide. From soundings made in 1895 it was determined that the lake was between 4 and 10 feet in depth. The site located along the route of the [[CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, AND ST. PAUL RAILROAD]] or they could travel there by steamboat. (2)		[[Image:IMG_4884.JPG\|left\|thumb\|150px\|]]ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE. Zollicoffer's Lake was a popular picnic site north of Dubuque. Named for [[ZOLLICOFFER, Jacob\|Jacob ZOLLICOFFER]] who owned the site, the location was a backwater area of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. (1) It measured 1.5 miles long and between 5. and .75 miles wide. From soundings made in 1895 it was determined that the lake was between 4 and 10 feet in depth. The site located along the route of the [[CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, AND ST. PAUL RAILROAD]] or they could travel there by steamboat. (2)

	In 1876 [[CUSHING, FISCHER & COMPANY]] leased the lake for [[ICE HARVESTING]]. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (3)		In 1876 [[CUSHING, FISCHER & COMPANY]] leased the lake for [[ICE HARVESTING]]. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (3)

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	In 1895 the lake was considered as the site for the state rowing regattas. Spirit Lake did not want to be a host and Storm Lake had gotten a bad reputation due to bad weather in 1894. Timber surrounding were seen as beneficial as they would shield craft from winds. High bluffs were "so close to it that in the afternoon they will shade the audience making parasols or roof on the amphitheater unnecessary." The local boat club recognized that the citizens of Dubuque would have to establish a guarantee fund and planning would be necessary to recruit musical entertainment and steamboat excursions. It was thought the week's events would end with a dress ball. (4)		In 1895 the lake was considered as the site for the state rowing regattas. Spirit Lake did not want to be a host and Storm Lake had gotten a bad reputation due to bad weather in 1894. Timber surrounding were seen as beneficial as they would shield craft from winds. High bluffs were "so close to it that in the afternoon they will shade the audience making parasols or roof on the amphitheater unnecessary." The local boat club recognized that the citizens of Dubuque would have to establish a guarantee fund and planning would be necessary to recruit musical entertainment and steamboat excursions. It was thought the week's events would end with a dress ball. (4)

			The ''Dubuque Daily Herald'' took up the cause of the boat club while listing some of the demands hosting the regatta would involve. Former host cities had provided transportation of the oarsmen and their boats, reduced rates at the hotels, special rates by the railroad, and reduced hotel rates for the planning committee. "Each night there would be parties, balls, concerts, excursions...our society people would be taxed to their utmost resources to entertain their guests." (5)

	The place remained popular until the 1930s when the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]] flooded it.		The place remained popular until the 1930s when the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]] flooded it.

	While most people rode the train up and back as paying passengers, some adventurous young people were said to take another route home. Hopping freight trains in the winter, they rode to the frozen lake and skated all day. When exhausted, they unfurled a large sheet. With each person holding on, the sheet was hoisted like a sail, and the wind blew them south to Dubuque over the frozen river. (5)		While most people rode the train up and back as paying passengers, some adventurous young people were said to take another route home. Hopping freight trains in the winter, they rode to the frozen lake and skated all day. When exhausted, they unfurled a large sheet. With each person holding on, the sheet was hoisted like a sail, and the wind blew them south to Dubuque over the frozen river. (6)

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	4. Ibid.		4. Ibid.

	5. Interview with Norman Zepeski, August 1987		5. "In Dead Earnest," ''Dubuque Daily Herald'', April 13, 1895, p. 8

			6. Interview with Norman Zepeski, August 1987

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	ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE. Zollicoffer's Lake was a popular picnic site north of Dubuque. Named for [[ZOLLICOFFER, Jacob\|Jacob ZOLLICOFFER]] who owned the site, the location was a backwater area of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. (1) It measured 1.5 miles long and between 5. and .75 miles wide. From soundings made in 1895 it was determined that the lake was between 4 and 10 feet in depth. The site located along the route of the [[CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL RAILROAD]] or they could travel there by steamboat. (2)		ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE. Zollicoffer's Lake was a popular picnic site north of Dubuque. Named for [[ZOLLICOFFER, Jacob\|Jacob ZOLLICOFFER]] who owned the site, the location was a backwater area of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. (1) It measured 1.5 miles long and between 5. and .75 miles wide. From soundings made in 1895 it was determined that the lake was between 4 and 10 feet in depth. The site located along the route of the [[CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, AND ST. PAUL RAILROAD]] or they could travel there by steamboat. (2)

	In 1876 [[CUSHING, FISCHER & COMPANY]] leased the lake for [[ICE HARVESTING]]. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (3)		In 1876 [[CUSHING, FISCHER & COMPANY]] leased the lake for [[ICE HARVESTING]]. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (3)

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	ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE. Zollicoffer's Lake was a popular picnic site north of Dubuque. Named for [[ZOLLICOFFER, Jacob\|Jacob ZOLLICOFFER]] who owned the site, the location was a backwater area of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] and the ~~land around it~~.		ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE. Zollicoffer's Lake was a popular picnic site north of Dubuque. Named for [[ZOLLICOFFER, Jacob\|Jacob ZOLLICOFFER]] who owned the site, the location was a backwater area of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. (1) It measured 1.5 miles long and between 5. and .75 miles wide. From soundings made in 1895 it was determined that the lake was between 4 and 10 feet in depth. The site located along the route of the [[CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL RAILROAD]] or they could travel there by steamboat. (2)

	In 1876 [[CUSHING, FISCHER & COMPANY]] leased the lake for [[ICE HARVESTING]]. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (1)		In 1876 [[CUSHING, FISCHER & COMPANY]] leased the lake for [[ICE HARVESTING]]. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (3)

			In 1895 the lake was considered as the site for the state rowing regattas. Spirit Lake did not want to be a host and Storm Lake had gotten a bad reputation due to bad weather in 1894. Timber surrounding were seen as beneficial as they would shield craft from winds. High bluffs were "so close to it that in the afternoon they will shade the audience making parasols or roof on the amphitheater unnecessary." The local boat club recognized that the citizens of Dubuque would have to establish a guarantee fund and planning would be necessary to recruit musical entertainment and steamboat excursions. It was thought the week's events would end with a dress ball. (4)

	The place remained popular until the 1930s when the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]] flooded it.		The place remained popular until the 1930s when the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]] flooded it.

	While most people rode the train up and back as paying passengers, some adventurous young people were said to take another route home. Hopping freight trains in the winter, they rode to the frozen lake and skated all day. When exhausted, they unfurled a large sheet. With each person holding on, the sheet was hoisted like a sail, and the wind blew them south to Dubuque over the frozen river.		While most people rode the train up and back as paying passengers, some adventurous young people were said to take another route home. Hopping freight trains in the winter, they rode to the frozen lake and skated all day. When exhausted, they unfurled a large sheet. With each person holding on, the sheet was hoisted like a sail, and the wind blew them south to Dubuque over the frozen river. (5)

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	1. "Aquatic," ''Dubuque Herald'', May 11, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18760511&printsec=frontpage&hl=en		1. "Aquatic," ''Dubuque Herald'', May 11, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18760511&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

			2. "That Regatta," ''Dubuque Daily Herald'', March 26, 1895, p. 8. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=_OG5zn83XeQC&dat=18950326&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

			3. Ibid.

			4. Ibid.

			5. Interview with Norman Zepeski, August 1987

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	ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE. Zollicoffer's Lake was a popular picnic site north of Dubuque. Named for [[ZOLLICOFFER, Jacob\|Jacob ZOLLICOFFER]] who owned the site, the location was a backwater area of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] and the land around it.		ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE. Zollicoffer's Lake was a popular picnic site north of Dubuque. Named for [[ZOLLICOFFER, Jacob\|Jacob ZOLLICOFFER]] who owned the site, the location was a backwater area of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] and the land around it.

	In 1876 [[CUSHING, FISCHER ~~AND~~ COMPANY]] leased the lake for [[ICE HARVESTING]]. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (1)		In 1876 [[CUSHING, FISCHER & COMPANY]] leased the lake for [[ICE HARVESTING]]. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (1)

	The place remained popular until the 1930s when the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]] flooded it.		The place remained popular until the 1930s when the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]] flooded it.

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	ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE. Zollicoffer's Lake was a popular picnic site north of Dubuque. Named for [[ZOLLICOFFER, Jacob\|Jacob ZOLLICOFFER]] who owned the site, the location was a backwater area of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] and the land around it.		ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE. Zollicoffer's Lake was a popular picnic site north of Dubuque. Named for [[ZOLLICOFFER, Jacob\|Jacob ZOLLICOFFER]] who owned the site, the location was a backwater area of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] and the land around it.

	In 1876 [[CUSHING, ~~FISHCER~~ AND COMPANY]] leased the lake for [[ICE HARVESTING]]. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (1)		In 1876 [[CUSHING, FISCHER AND COMPANY]] leased the lake for [[ICE HARVESTING]]. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (1)

	The place remained popular until the 1930s when the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]] flooded it.		The place remained popular until the 1930s when the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]] flooded it.

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	ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE. ~~Popular~~ picnic site north of Dubuque. Named for [[ZOLLICOFFER, Jacob\|Jacob ZOLLICOFFER]] who owned the site, the location was a backwater area of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] and the land around it. The place remained popular until the 1930s when the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]] flooded it.		ZOLLICOFFER'S LAKE. Zollicoffer's Lake was a popular picnic site north of Dubuque. Named for [[ZOLLICOFFER, Jacob\|Jacob ZOLLICOFFER]] who owned the site, the location was a backwater area of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] and the land around it.

			In 1876 [[CUSHING, FISHCER AND COMPANY]] leased the lake for [[ICE HARVESTING]]. The company maintained an ice house at the site and visitors aboard the ferryboat "Key City" were able to see the loading of ice onto another ship on May 11, 1876. (1)

			The place remained popular until the 1930s when the [[ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM]] flooded it.

	While most people rode the train up and back as paying passengers, some adventurous young people were said to take another route home. Hopping freight trains in the winter, they rode to the frozen lake and skated all day. When exhausted, they unfurled a large sheet. With each person holding on, the sheet was hoisted like a sail, and the wind blew them south to Dubuque over the frozen river.		While most people rode the train up and back as paying passengers, some adventurous young people were said to take another route home. Hopping freight trains in the winter, they rode to the frozen lake and skated all day. When exhausted, they unfurled a large sheet. With each person holding on, the sheet was hoisted like a sail, and the wind blew them south to Dubuque over the frozen river.

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			Source:

			1. "Aquatic," ''Dubuque Herald'', May 11, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18760511&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

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