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Tenney Park Locks Activity
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Locktender Earl Wood swinging open the heavy lock gate for a speedboat operator passing through the lock on the Yahara River at Tenney Park. A sign above the lock reads: "Boats - 8 MPH."
July 4, 1954
Stein, Edwin
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Tenney Park Locks Activity
July 4, 1954
Boaters and fishermen on the Yahara River moving into Lake Mendota just after the water reached exit level at the Tenney Park lock.
Tenney Park Locks
1906
A boat full of men and women is entering the lock on the Yahara River at Tenney Park.
Yahara River in Winter
January 26, 1954
Winter scene of the Yahara River lined with trees coated in hoarfrost as seen from Sherman Avenue Bridge at Tenney Park. A snow-covered pier is jutting out into the moving water.
Tenney Park Lock Opening
August 22, 1959
Mayor Ivan Nestingen leads the parade of boats that opened the new Tenney Park lock on Saturday morning.
Boys Fishing During Spring Break
April 19, 1954
Milwaukee boys, John and David Malec, in Madison to visit their grandmother, Mrs. Louis Malec at 1134 E. Gorham Street. John is fishing on the Yahara River near the Tenney Park locks, while David i...
Winter Scene
January 20, 1954
Winter scene along the Yahara river near the East Johnson Street bridge at Thornton Avenue. Ice is coating the tree limbs, and steam is rising from the water. Boats are docked at the river edge, tu...
