Lion's Club Fountain

Artist: Unknown

Commissioned by: Grand Forks Park District

Installation: 1907

Location: Skidmore Park

Description: In 1907, the National Humane Alliance gave Grand Forks a watering trough valued at $1,200 as part of a national campaign to improve conditions for workhorses and dogs. The five-ton polished Maine granite fountain, one of nearly 125 donated to communities across the nation, was first located at Chestnut and Fifth Street South near the site of the original Grand Forks County Courthouse.

As horses were replaced by automobiles after World War I, the trough was moved to the sweet Clover Creamery site on South Third Street, and fell into neglect. Coach and radio personality Ed Bohnhof raised money to move it to move it to 5th Street North and Gateway Drive.