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The Nisswa City Council on Tuesday, Feb. 16, approved an agreement with Widseth engineering firm for the Gull Lake Trail project. The city is working with Lake Shore, which previously approved the agreement.
Both cities are working on the final phase of this trail with construction expected in 2022. The cities received a Legacy grant for $2.4 million toward the project.
Widseth’s cost estimates total $237,000 for the design phase and $269,000 for the construction phase. The council approved the agreement, minus an $11,000 estimate for public bidding in the design phase.
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Driving down Interstate 80 from Truckee to Reno I’ve often wondered about the wooden boxes that hug the road and Truckee River. Some look abandoned while others look like they are still being used. What I found is that these are “flumes” and have been here for over 100 years. But what were they used for?
Flumes have been used around Truckee for many purposes. Early on ‘V-flumes’ were used as a replacement for oxen, horse and mule power, and “donkey steam” engines to transport logs to the various mills found on the Truckee River, Alder Creek and Trout Creek. Flumes were also used to transport lumber, ice and wood cords. But one of the most important usages of flumes had to do with providing power to where it was needed most.