8,000 acres ringed by rolling hills and rocky bluffs — Minnesota's thirteenth-largest lake, and unusually dramatic country for the region. Get matched with an agent who knows it.
Lake Minnewaska at Glenwood in Pope County is one of Minnesota's larger lakes — clear water in the gentle hills of "Lake Wobegon" country, with Glenwood right on its shore. It is an established west-central destination with a relaxed, scenic character.
The market is cabins and year-round homes; size, clarity, and the Glenwood waterfront drive demand at west-central prices.
Summer is boating, swimming, and the Glenwood waterfront and festivals. Fall brings color to the surrounding hills.
Winter offers ice fishing and quiet, reopening at spring ice-out.
Typical property types: Cabins, year-round homes, and lakefront in and around both towns. Documentation on the cabin-versus-estate mix is thin — treat any generalisation with caution and defer to a local agent.
What drives price here: Exposure matters here more than usual — 8,000 acres and 20 miles of shoreline means real fetch and real wind. Depth off the dock is the other one; this is a shallow lake and not every frontage works for every boat.
A shallow lake, and buyers should know it. At 32 feet maximum and 17 feet average, Minnewaska is large but not deep — which shapes water temperature, weed growth and how the lake fishes. Eurasian watermilfoil, starry stonewort and zebra mussels are all present. That's a meaningful invasive-species load and should be discussed openly before an offer.
Roughly 8,050 acres with about 20 miles of shoreline — one of the largest lakes in west-central Minnesota.
Not very, relative to its size — maximum depth is 32 feet and the average is 17. It's a large, shallow basin.
Clarity measured 11 feet, second-best of 20 monitored lakes in Pope County, with an A (Excellent) grade.
Walleye, northern pike, largemouth and smallmouth bass, muskie, bluegill, crappie and yellow perch.
Glenwood at the east end and Starbuck at the west. Alexandria is about half an hour north for a hospital and full retail.
No — it's nearby, near Starbuck, but sits on Mud Lake. It's a genuine area amenity, just not lakefront on Minnewaska.
Yes, and it's a meaningful list: Eurasian watermilfoil, starry stonewort and zebra mussels are all present. Worth discussing with a local agent before you buy.
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