#1 · Glendalough State Park
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For over sixty years, the Glendalough property was owned by the Minneapolis Tribune as a private retreat and game farm. This resulted in the preservation of hundreds of acres of land and miles of undeveloped shoreline on five lakes. During its heyday, the Glendalough Lodge on pristine Annie Battle Lake hosted executives, politicians, and dignitaries, including two future U.S. presidents. Glendalough, meaning “the glen between two lakes,” was named by Tribune owner F.E. Murphy and his wife who were of Irish descent. Glendalough became a state park in 1991.
