Forest Lake, Minnesota Forest Lake, Minnesota City of Forest Lake Official seal of Forest Lake, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Forest Lake Website City of Forest Lake Forest Lake is a town/city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States.
Interstate 35 splits into Interstate Highways 35 - E and 35 - W just south of Forest Lake in the close-by city of Columbus.
The junction is generally referred to as the Forest Lake Split. The Forest Lake Split was the scene of the August 11, 2003 death of Herb Brooks, coach of the gold medal-winning 1980 U.S.
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The lake was so titled for the abundant timber that lines its shores. Forest Lake Township was organized on March 11, 1874; The first one-room school was assembled that same year, which stood at the present day locale of town/city hall.
The town/city of Forest Lake was incorporated on July 11, 1893 with 175 residents.
In 2001, the town/city annexed the encircling former Forest Lake Township. Forest Lake was known as one of the primary summer resort areas of the upper Midwest in the late 1800s/early 1900s.
The steamship Germania sailed the Forest Lake chain of lakes in the late 1800s, and was a primary tourist draw. Minnesota's first Boy Scout troop was formed in Forest Lake in July 1910.
Brothers Eddie and Roy Shipstad, framers of the Ice Follies, the first touring ice skating show, were inhabitants of Forest Lake for much of their lives.
The initial 1940s manufacturing site for the Toni Home Permanent was a former one-room schoolhouse positioned at Garen, Minnesota, off Highway 61, just south of Forest Lake.
The Forest Lake City Marching Band, formed in 1981 by Forest Lake High School alumni Steve Hursh and Brian Tolzmann, and directed by long-time Forest Lake High School director Rollin Nelson, was a seven-time state, six time Midwest region and 1985 nationwide champion open class band.
Currency, issued by First National Bank of Forest Lake, depicting William Mc - Kinley and Hugh Mc - Culloch, is part of the compilation at the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution. The Forest Lake Split was seen in the initial 1970 opening title sequence for The Mary Tyler Moore Show, when the "St.
Mary Tyler Moore Show writer Lorenzo Music, who interval up in Duluth, Minnesota, often traveled through Forest Lake, and thought the idea of a decision-making east/west sign would be ideal for the show's opening. The Hitching Post Motel, one mile (1.6 km) north of downtown Forest Lake, was featured in the 1996 Coen brothers Academy Award-winning film Fargo.
Forest Lake is squarely bound between the north south lines formed by Lyons Street NE and Keystone Avenue North, and the east west lines formed by 240th Street North and 180th Street North.
Forest Lake has a high populace of northern pike, largemouth bass, walleye, and many pan fish (blugill, crappie, and perch).
Forest Lake was known as the bass capital of Minnesota amid the 1960s and 1970s, with the official Minnesota bass opener taking place at Forest Lake a several times.
It was changed in 1907 to The Forest Lake Advertiser and later to The Forest Lake Times, in 1916 as it remains to this day.
Forest Lake is home to Minnesota's biggest black ash tree, which stands near Sunrise Creek, on North Shore Drive.
Just outside Forest Lake is the Wildlife Science Center, an internationally-known research and education facility that studies various wildlife species, specializing in wolves, the Wildlife Science Center has the biggest captive populace of privately maintained wolves in the United States.
Forest Lake is home to the 23,000 acres (93 km2) Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area.
Running Aces Harness Park is five miles (8 km) from downtown Forest Lake.
Lamprey Pass Wildlife Management Area is positioned along Interstate 35, two miles (3 km) from downtown Forest Lake.
Acqua Restaurant, on the shores of Forest Lake, was titled by users of Open - Table as being one of the top 100 scenic view restaurants in the U.S.
Forest Lake is positioned in Minnesota's 6th congressional district.
The Forest Lake Area school fitness includes 9 elementary sites, 2 junior highs sites, and 1 high school site.
Central Montessori, Columbus, Forest Lake, Forest View, Lino Lakes, Linwood, Scandia and Wyoming have all been titled Minnesota Schools of Excellence.
Forest Lake Area Learning Center (ALC): grades 6 9 Forest Lake Area High School: grades 10 12 Forest Lake Area Learning Center (ALC): grades 10 12 Rick Bayless 1986 All-Big 10 and Minnesota Vikings running back is a 1983 graduate of Forest Lake High School.
John Caddy, poet and naturalist is a resident of Forest Lake.
Arne Carlson, former Governor of Minnesota, is a former resident of Forest Lake.
Nora Greenwald (aka Molly Holly) former WWE world champion pro wrestler, was born in Forest Lake and is a 1996 graduate of Forest Lake High School.
Adam Haayer former Tennessee Titans, Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals lineman, is a 1996 graduate of Forest Lake High School.
Dave Menne, former UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) middleweight champion, is a 1993 graduate of Forest Lake High School.
William Rush Merriam, who served as Governor of Minnesota from 1889 to 1893, was a summer resident of Forest Lake.
Walter Mondale, former vice president of the United States, is a former resident of Forest Lake.
Anni Rossi, is a singer, violist and keyboardist and recording artist on 4 - AD Records, and is a 2000 graduate of Forest Lake High School.
Christopher Sieber two-time Tony Award impel actor (Spamalot and Shrek the Musical) is a 1988 graduate of Forest Lake High School.
Jack Trudeau former University of Illinois and Indianapolis Colts quarterback was born in Forest Lake in 1962.
Jordis Unga, is a modern singer, songwriter and performer from Forest Lake and attended Forest Lake High School.
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