Links to Area Places & Sights

Be aware if you are doing Web searches that Lake Carlos is sometimes called Carlos Lake.
Located in Douglas County.

The Runestone Museum - http://www.runestonemuseum.org/

Minnesota Lakes Maritime Museum - http://www.mnlakesmaritime.org/

Big Splash Water Park at Arrowwood Resort -http://www.arrowwoodresort.com/bigsplashwaterpark.php

Theatre L'Homme Dieu - http://www.tlhd.org/

Carlos Creek Winery - http://www.carloscreekwinery.com/
Knute Nelson home and the Douglas County Historical Society - Web site is down.  The home is located 1/4 block south of 12th Avenue on Nokomis Street in Alexandria
Inspiration Peak - http://www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/inspirationpeak/

Alexandria Lakes area - http://www.exploreminnesota.com/regions/nw/story.aspx?EntityID=19520

Lake Carlos State Park - http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/lake_carlos/index.html

Lake Carlos Area Association - http://lakecarlos.org/

Minnesota DNR - http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/index.html

Public Water Access - http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/water_access/index.html

Luther Crest & Lake Carlos Environmental Center - http://www.luthercrest.org/

Mount Carmel - http://www.mountcarmelministries.com/

Unique Places and Landmarks:
     Waving gorilla(s) - corner of 3rd and Nokomis
     Gorilla in the ditch - on the west side of Lake Carlos on County Road 11
     Concrete Horse - on County 42 shortly after the DQ
     Big Ole - at the north end of Broadway
     Runestone replica - on the east side of town coming in on Highway 27
     County Fair Grounds - county fair, car racing events and horse shows

Gone: the roller rink at the south end of Le Homme Dieu

     the dime ice cream cones in town (maybe they were only 5 cents)