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| Beautiful Lake Louise State Park |
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| Its the Drevlow Family taking Lake Louise State Park by storm |
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| Ah, sand in my toes.... |
Lake Louise State Park is Minnesota's oldest, continuous recreation area. In 1853 the area was surveyed and the small town of LeRoy was platted. The town needed power for a grist mill so the Upper Iowa River was dammed to provide hydro electric power. Shortly after, the railroad came through, but it passed south of the original townsite. Out of economic necessity, and knowing how devastating it would be for the local economy to not have access to the railroad, the town of LeRoy was moved south to its present location. When the grist mill was abandoned, being off the rail lines, the family that owned the land along the mill's pond donated several acres to the town as a recreation area. At that time the site was named "Wildwood Park." The mill's pond was named after a member of the donating party, the Hambrecht family, and still bears her name, "Louise." In 1962, the town of LeRoy donated Wildwood Park, which had now grown to about 70 acres, to the state of Minnesota to form the core of Lake Louise State Park. With the state's help, the park has grown to over 1,100 acres. Although the park is used regularly by the locals for its swimming beach, it also has lots of great cross-country skiiing trails providing for fun year round!
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| Today I played a game of "hide and go seek" with my younger brothers and sisters! |
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| Imagine a beautiful sunny summer day at the beach. Memories are custom made at Lake Louise State Park! |
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