Minnesota Resort Industry Oral History Project: Interview with Ted Leagjeld

Titles: Minnesota Resort Industry Oral History Project: Interview with Ted Leagjeld (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Ted Leagjeld was a former school teacher. He and his wife Sue purchased the Fuller White Fish Lake Lodge in 1959 and renamed it the Driftwood Resort. The Leagjelds had two sons who aided in the running of the resort. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Mr. Leagjeld talks about the Driftwood Resort, which he and his wife own and the changes that they have made to it. He discusses the influence of the resorts in the Pequot Lakes and Jenkins area on the local economy and the importance of having a family oriented vacation resort. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: Video interview contains indoor and outdoor shots of the resort.

Dates

• 06/11/1991 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Leagjeld, Ted
• interviewer: Robertson, Margaret A.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 79
• Accession Number: AV1994.152

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota Resort Industry Oral History Project' <OH 79>

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 12 pages transcript .75 hour videocassette

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: moving images
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 45 minutes length

Subjects

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