Ramsey County History – Summer 2002: “Singles, Doubles and Pairs, Fours and Quads—Life on the Mississippi: The 132 Years of the Minnesota Boat Club and Its Rich History”

Singles, Doubles and Pairs, Fours and Quads—Life on the Mississippi: The 132 Years of the Minnesota Boat Club and Its Rich History
Author: Jim Miller

A history of the Minnesota Boat Club from its 1870 founding to the present. It began as a sporting and social club for well-to-do gentlemen and remained so through its 1915 peak. It suffered decades of decline from World War I through World War II and slow but steady revival since. The club has had its home at the same place, Raspberry Island in the Mississippi at downtown St. Paul, since 1873. The article deals also with the club’s boathouse, a downtown fixture since 1910, and the redevelopment efforts in the riverfront area in recent decades.
PDF of Miller article