Unfortunately, the fun could be dampened by large amounts of rain, just as we have received this year.

The 1901 photo above shows the original streetcar bridge with floodwaters reaching the bottom supports of the bridge. Note the two men walking on the bridge to the left. This bridge would later be replaced by a concrete bridge, part of which still remains over Center Creek to this day.  The wood ramp approach to the bridge can also be seen in the color postcard through the trees on the right.

The grounds on the east side of the river are flooded in the  photo at right. On the back it reads, “High water at Lakeside, across from the boat house, the little building is the gum club house, wheat floating down, 1901.” (Both flood pictures were contributed by Jim Horn.)