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Theodore Northfoss of Wadena, Minnesota built the first cabin on Lake Blanche in 1896. Wadena is roughly 30 miles east of Lake Blanche and could be reached in a single day by horse in the 1890s. The heat of Wadena's summers and Blanche's pleasant environs enticed other Wadena residents to build seasonal cabins near Northfoss in the following years.
Of the seven Gull Lakes in Minnesota, this Gull Lake is the largest in area and shoreline. [2] The shoreline is highly developed with residential and commercial interests. For each shoreline mile there are 27.8 homes or cabins. There are 19 resorts on Gull Lake, including notably Cragun's, Madden's, and Grand View Lodge. [2]
The Minnesota DNR also owns one island in Bill Horn Bay that they preserve. In the 1800s this was the island where the Sioux women and children hid from the attacking Ojibwa. In 1798, North West Company maintained a post on the western side of the lake; in 1830, American Fur Company established a post at the confluence of the Sandy River with ...
It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
Small, family-owned lake resort established in 1924, with 20 contributing properties. A rare surviving example of a once-common Minnesota attraction; also noted for its landscape architecture and association with the Wilderness Act of 1964. [19] 11: Lake County Courthouse and Sheriff's Residence: Lake County Courthouse and Sheriff's Residence
1928 water tower, linchpin of the municipal water supply system that allowed Minnetonka Beach to grow from an upper-class resort to a community of year-round residents, and a well-preserved example of a once-common early-20th-century design. [135] 122: Minnetonka Town Hall: Minnetonka Town Hall: March 15, 2021 : 13231 Minnetonka Dr.
Coates House (Virginia, Minnesota) Cyrus B. Cobb House; Amos B. Coe House; Julius A. Coller House; Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30; Comstock House; John Copas House; Country Club Historic District (Edina, Minnesota) Eugene Saint Julien Cox House; Lorin Cray House; Croixsyde; John R. Cummins Farmhouse; B. O. Cutter House; John T. Cyphers ...
The Minnesota DNR ranks Lake Vermilion as the fifth largest lake by surface area for bodies of water entirely within Minnesota borders. The surface area of Lake Vermilion is 39,271 acres (158.9 km 2) and has a maximum depth of 76 feet (23 m). [3] It is located within the southernmost section of the Canadian Shield, and contains over 365 islands.