[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15876]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             100TH ANNIVERSARY OF TURTLE LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA

 Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I rise today to honor a community 
in North Dakota that is celebrating its 100th anniversary. From July 15 
to 17, the residents of Turtle Lake, ND, will celebrate their history 
and the town's founding.
  Turtle Lake is a small town in north-central North Dakota with a 
population of 580. Despite its small size, Turtle Lake holds an 
important place in North Dakota's history. The founder of Turtle Lake 
was Peter Miller, the earliest homesteader in the region. Mr. Miller 
established the Turtle Lake post office in his farmhouse on January 25, 
1886, and subsequently formed the first Turtle Lake business by setting 
up a shop under a lean-to. As other businesses spread throughout the 
area, the Miller town site was formed. Over the next decade, the post 
office moved to Wanamaker town site and then finally to the current 
location of Turtle Lake, north of the lake itself. The communities of 
the area came together and were incorporated as the village of Turtle 
Lake in 1907. Turtle Lake is a thriving community today, with a rapidly 
growing tourist industry that brings visitors to the turtle shaped lake 
for which the town is named.
  I ask the Senate to join me in congratulating Turtle Lake, ND, and 
its residents on their first 100 years and in wishing them well through 
the next century. I believe that by honoring Turtle Lake and all the 
other historic small towns of North Dakota, we keep the pioneering, 
frontier spirit alive for future generations. It is places such as 
Turtle Lake that have helped to shape this country into what it is 
today. I believe that the community of Turtle Lake is deserving of our 
recognition.
  Turtle Lake has a proud past and a bright future.

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