Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Lorraine Luschen

Titles: Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Lorraine Luschen (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Lorraine Luschen was on the staff at Douglas Lodge starting in the late 1940s and married the manager of the Lodge. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Memories of the older buildings, the snack bar at Forest Inn; serving beer in the park, park security; mentions names: Welte, Andy Peterson, Heggie, Erickson, Peas; anecdote about guest accommodations; stories about the old golf course and horse stables; change in attitude of the park guests over time.

Dates

• 07/21/2000 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Luschen, Lorraine
• interviewer: Thoma, Ben

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 102
• Accession Number: AV2003.40.10

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Itasca State Park Oral History Project' <OH 102>

Quantity: 1.5 hours sound cassette 5 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 15 minutes length

Subjects

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