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Prior Lake Association

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Historical Contributions

Kristina Kraemer
January 1, 2018

1959

Kristina Kraemer
January 1, 2018

Scott County put a dam into the channel to Candy Cove in 1942, which is still visible today. Because the Cove supposedly still drained water through its bed, in 1959 the Prior Lake Association and the property...

Kristina Kraemer
January 1, 2018

1960's

Kristina Kraemer
January 1, 2018

In the early 1960's, the Prior Lake Association recognized the need for water patrol. Members of the PLA volunteered to act as water patrol officers using their own boats. These volunteers were deputized by the Scott...

Kristina Kraemer
January 1, 2018

1963

Kristina Kraemer
January 1, 2018

In 1963, the PLA purchased a pump for $18,000 ($144,000 in adjusted inflationary dollars today) to pump water into the lake as the lake was too shallow. It ran for one and a half years continuously raising the lake...

Kristina Kraemer
January 1, 2018

1973

Kristina Kraemer
January 1, 2018

The peninsula separating Upper and Lower Prior Lake, with a small channel connecting the lakes, is not naturally occurring. The peninsula was built to accommodate a railroad built by Charles Prior, who the...

Kristina Kraemer
January 1, 2018

1977

Kristina Kraemer
January 1, 2018

In 1977, the Prior Lake Association can no longer financially support operation of the pump purchased in 1963 through membership dues and it was subsequently sold to the Prior Lake/ Spring Lake... 

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