Every Lowry Hill News story tagged Lake of the Isles.

Lake of the Isles owes its shape to decades of Park Board dredging, a 1919 ban on landing canoes on its islands and Depression-era stonework still visible from the parkway.

A new $819,000 state grant will fund the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's restoration of about 2.6 miles of eroding, turf-dominated shoreline across the city's lakes, including Lake of the Isles.

Minneapolis Park Board canoe and kayak rack permits for Lake of the Isles cost $325 for city residents in 2026, with registration running Jan. 2 through Feb. 28.

The Cedar-Isles plan, approved by the Park Board on July 5, 2023, sets a 20-to-30-year vision for Lake of the Isles, Cedar Lake and the land around them.

At a neighborhood meeting, Park Board staff laid out aquatic-plant harvesting and water-quality plans for the lake.
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