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• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: North Dakota State Library
• Subjects: Beaver Creek
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ndsl-books/id/57842

TOBIASON LAKE In June, 1881, Tobias Johnson came to Beaver Creek and homesteaded on the northwest quarter of section 14, building a little shack near the slough which was later referred to as the "Tobias Slough." On January 28, 1931, a meeting was held at the Beaver Creek Center schoolhouse to discuss the possibility of digging a channel from the creek so as to divert the overflow water into Tobias Lake. The meeting was called to order by Nels Berge. The following were elected temporary officers: T. K- Walsvick, President; H. J. Ness, Secretary and Treasurer; Project Supervisors: Andrew Lerol, John Ness, and Elmer Bjerke. Charles Mills of Hatton was hired to survey the project. In February, 1931, several groups in excess of seventy people met with picks and shovels and finished digging the ditch which created Tobiason Lake. A metal culvert sixty feet long by forty-eight inches in diameter was installed. On April 6, 1932, a meeting was held to elect seven directors to serve for a term of one year: Carl Klabo, Arthur Gronhovd, H. J. Ness, Andrew Leral, Nels Berge, Edgar Bjerke, and Gilbert Erickson. These directors of the Tobiason Lake Association bought 55 acres of land from the Klabos at $20 per acre, and 21.2 acres from the Federal Land Bank at $15 per acre. In 1932 a bath house and two refreshment stands were built; and in May, 1935, Ingvald Walsvick was hired to plant trees around the lake. Since June, 1946, the North Dakota Farmers Union has owned the Lake property, having since converted it into a Camp with a large auditorium, two dormitories, office, home for the caretaker, and a recreation area. Swimming, boating, water skiing, and fishing are enjoyed by campers and visitors alike. Tobiason Lake, Feb. 2, 1931. During the spring flood of 1950, of section 19 in Pleasant View Town this lake ship. red about 500 acres 106 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited in Multi-page TIFF Editor.