Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Richard T. Sauer

Titles: Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Richard T. Sauer (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Sauer's grandfather homesteaded in the park in 1889 and the Sauer family has lived in or near the park ever since. Sauer wrote a history of the park area from 1865 to 1965. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Some family history; memories of the park including the old Forest Inn, CCC work; tomahawk making; family ties to Brower; road building in the park in 1949 and 1958; changes in the park including the destruction and preservation of buildings; changes in fish and wildlife including the 1948 deer kill; resorts in the park; cooperation between the park and private enterprise in the park; early boat on Lake Itasca; work on the University of Minnesota substation; issues of park overuse; the uniqueness of Itasca State Park; suggestions for improvement of the headwaters area.

Dates

• 08/28/2000 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Sauer, Richard T.
• interviewer: Thoma, Ben

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 102
• Accession Number: AV2003.40.13

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 7 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 15 minutes length

Subjects

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