Since the opening of Forest Park in 1876, boating has been an activity in the park; in 1894, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch paid more than 6,000 workers to expand one of the lakes in the park.
自從森林公園於1876年開創以來，划船一直是公園裡的活動；在1894年，聖路易斯郵報支付超過6000名工人，擴展公園中的其中一座湖泊。