Detroit Lakes /

Detroit Lakes / Becker County Historical Society with help from Amy Degerstrom and Kelsey Opsahl. - Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., ©2012. - 127 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm. - Images of America . - Images of America. .

Includes bibliographical references (page 126).

The early years: 1871-1889 -- Cultural growth: 1890-1900 -- A new century: 1901-1925 -- Struggles and celebrations: 1926-1950 -- to the Lakes: 1951-1975 -- Keeping history alive: 1976-Present.

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1871 as the village of Detroit. The lush landscape of lakes and rivers created a natural vacation destination and tourism pioneers like John K. West began to market to the newly moneyed industrialists of the Gilded Age.

9780738584041 0738584045 9781531655952

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Detroit Lakes (Minn.)--History--Pictorial works.
Detroit Lakes (Minn.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

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