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The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

Rising controversy about the official name of Lake Bde Maka Ska or Lake Calhoun divides the city.

Local lake name sparks controversy

Ben Sanford May 9, 2019

Large controversy surrounds the name of Bde Maka Ska, with some thinking it should go back to its name as of late 2017, Lake Calhoun. The President of the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board, Brad Bourn,...

Updated signs replace former Lake Calhoun signs and advocate for Native American heritage. New signs were placed Jan. 29.

State renames Minneapolis lake

Samantha Klepfer February 14, 2018

On the morning of Jan. 29, signs with only the name Bde Maka Ska replaced old ones at Lake Calhoun, officially changing the name of the biggest lake in Minneapolis, according to the Star Tribune. Newly...

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