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

Lanesboro Historic Dam

• 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.

Read the new magazine article about the dam renovation.

The article starts on page 15.