QVS Twin Cities Fellow on Bde Maka Ska
QVS Minneapolis 2019-2020 Fellow Kirsten Fedorowicz writes about the history and the renaming of the largest lake in Minneapolis- Lake Bde Maka Ska.
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Bde Maka Ska (pronounced beh-DAY mah-KAH skah) is the largest and most visited lake in Minneapolis, a city that proudly calls itself “the city of lakes.” When I wasn’t social distancing, I would run around part of the lake, dodging many families, hot millennial couples, and fellow joggers. The vestiges of the lake’s other name are still visible; not at the lake itself, but in the surrounding neighborhoods.
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