Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to vote on proposed Hiawatha Golf Course plan

“At the end of the day, the quality and character endures. And I would say, what we can say, unequivocally, is that a nine hole course is not an 18 hole course. And taking an 18 hole course and making it a nine hole course that’s listed on the National Register as an 18 hole course, is a tough hill to climb to look at that kind of seismic change,” said Charles Birnbaum, the president and CEO of the Cultural Landscape Foundation.