Marion Lake (Dakota County, Minnesota)

Marion Lake is a lake in Dakota County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.^[1]

Marion Lake
Marion Lake
Location	Dakota County, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°39′56″N 93°16′57″W
Type	lake

Marion Lake was named by Marion W. Savage, proprietor of the Dan Patch Air Rail and owner of the famous race horse Dan Patch.^[2][3] This was also the site of Antler's Park, an amusement park for swimming, dancing and picnics. The park was created as the last destination of the Dan Patch Air Rail.^[4]

See also

• List of lakes in Minnesota
• Dan Patch

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marion Lake (Dakota County, Minnesota)
2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 168.
3. Charles, Leerhsen (2008). Crazy good : the true story of Dan Patch, the most famous horse in America (1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9780743291774. OCLC 180576951.
4. "Antlers Park". slphistory.org. St. Louis Park Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-11-21.