Canoeing on Lake Nakoma, Rod and Gun Club, Omaha, Neb.
Description
Color postcard (13.5 cm x 8.5 cm) with a view of a woman canoeing at Rod and Gun Club, Lake Nakoma. There are a couple of canoes tied up at shore and people milling around in the tree lined shore. There is a building and dock also seen. At the bottom are the words "Canoeing on Lake Nakoma, Road and Gun Club, Omaha, Neb."
Fifteen sportsmen founded the Omaha Rod & Gun club in 1905 on what was then named Cut-off Lake and also known as Lake Nakoma. Private clubs built bungalows and docks for various types of watercraft. The lake was renamed Carter Lake in July 1906. The 303.51 acre park was donated to the city of Omaha in 1908 and renamed Levi Carter Park also known as Carter Lake Park. It Source: Wakeley, Arthur. Omaha: The Gate City and Douglas County Nebraska, Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, c1917, p. 160.
