Oak Park Heights in Washington County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Lake St. Croix

Photographed By Keith L, October 15, 2008

1. Lake St. Croix Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Waters from merging glaciers several thousand years' ago carved deep valleys for the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers. Deprived of the glacial waters the rivers were so reduced in volume and carrying power that they were unable to maintain clear channels. Eventually sediments of the Mississippi partially blocked the St. Croix outlet to form Lake St. Croix from Stillwater to Point Douglas.

Erected by State of Minnesota Department of Highways and The Minnesota Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Minnesota Historical Society series list.

Location. 45° 2.434′ N, 92° 47.732′ W. Marker is in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, in Washington County. Marker can be reached from Lookout Trail North, 0.3 miles south of Main Street South (Minnesota Highway 36 / 95), on the left when traveling south. Marker is at the Lake St. Croix Overlook near Peabody Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stillwater MN 55082, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker. Lake St. Croix Overlook (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Croix Crossing (approx. 0.4 miles away); Building a Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Where's the State Boundary? (approx. half a mile away); Steamboats on the St. Croix (approx. half a mile away); White Pine Treaty (approx. half a mile away in Wisconsin); Samuel Bloomer (approx. 0.7 miles away); Migration (approx. 0.7 miles away in Wisconsin). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Park Heights.

Also see . . . St. Croix River. (Submitted on February 15, 2009.)

Lake St. Croix and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Keith L, October 15, 2008

2. Lake St. Croix and Marker

Lake St. Croix Overlook image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Keith L, October 15, 2008

3. Lake St. Croix Overlook

Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,290 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on September 25, 2023, by McGhiever of St Paul, Minnesota. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 15, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.