Lanesboro Historic Dam

The Lanesboro Stone Dam is a community treasure with an environmental and tourist impact that stretches beyond Lanesboro to the entire Bluff Country region.

  • The Lanesboro Stone Dam was built in 1868.
  • It is one of only six gravity arch dams left in the United States
  • The dam was created by immigrant craftsmen using unmortared limestone blocks.
  • It is included in the National Registry of Historic Places and is registered with Minnesota’s State Historic Preservation Office
  • Only 3% of the nearly 80,000 dams in the U.S. generate electricity.  Lanesboro is fortunate to be one of those dams.
  • During the 2017 Special Legislative Session, the legislature granted the City of Lanesboro $4 million dollars for the repair of the Historic Lanesboro Stone Dam.

Lanesboro Dam Today

Beautiful Setting & Recreation Area

  • Great back drop for all kinds of photos!
  • Great photos year-round
  • Enjoy relaxing by the dam
  • Take a walk near the dam
  • Enjoy family time and picnics near the dam
  • Camping above the dam
  • Fishing above and below the dam
  • Bike trail next to the dam
  • Launce kayak, tubes and canoes below the dam
  • The only primary dam on the Root River
Read the Trends article about the Dam’s renovation

2018 Repair and Construction

Time-Lapse Video of the Construction

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Lanesboro, MN 55949

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