Kissena Park occupies 282 acres in Queens, linking Cunningham Park with Flushing Meadows Corona-Park. The City of New York
aquired the land in pieces beggining in1904. Park developers named it after Kissena Lake. The name Kissena, probably given by horticulturist
Samuel Bowne Parsons, comes from a midwestern Indian tribe, the Chippewas,meaning
cool water. In 1870 Parsons had established a
tree nursery there. Today nearly 100 varietys
of tress from Europe and Asia remain in the
parks historic tree grove. In addition to Kissena
Lake, the park includes facilities for bocci-
ball, baseball, basketball, soccer, tennis
bike raceing and what ever else.
Soon the lake is going to have a major overhaul.
I will be there with photos.
To be continued................
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