Built in 1934. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
“Mini-Wakan State Park is located north of Spirit Lake, Iowa, United States. The 20-acre (8.1 ha) park is along the north shore of Big Spirit Lake.”
Wikipedia article Mini-Wakan State Park, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Dickinson County · listed in 2010 · category: District · built in 1934.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Mini-Wakan State Park Historic District between 2009 and 2019, burning about 109 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Iowa Wetland Management District | KETTELSON |
| 25 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Windom Wetland Management District | LOON LAKE |
| 5 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Iowa Wetland Management District | JEMMERSON SLOUGH WF |
| 1 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Mini-Wakan State Park Historic District: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spirit Lake, the town this property stands in, in 81 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 34 hail, 33 thunderstorm wind, 12 flash flood, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2001 | Hail | Spirit Lake | $500,000 | Large hail caused severe damage to vehicles and also damaged buildings. Crop damage was suspected in the area but no estimates were available. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | $500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | $300,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including large trees blown down. Some of the trees landed on vehicles and houses and caused further damage. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a concrete plant and scattered the debris, resulting in damage to some vehicles. The winds also blew down power lines, resulting in a widespread power outage, and starting a small fire which damaged a house. Tree damage from the winds included several trees blown down. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage, resulting in a power outage in most of the town of Spirit Lake. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged grain bins, outbuildings, and other farm equipment. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage. At least one house was damaged when a tree was blown over onto the roof. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | $20,000 | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several power poles. Property damage costs are a rough estimate. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a mobile home and also blew down power lines. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a small shed. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds moved two outbuildings off their foundations. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | - | Thunderstorms winds pushed a large tree onto a house, another tree fell across a city street, and a couple of power lines were downed from broken tree limbs. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | - | A tree and several three-inch tree limbs were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts in Spirit Lake. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Spirit Lake | - | After 2 to 4 inches of rain over a couple hours, flooding of roads resulted in multiple stalled vehicles in Spirit Lake and Okoboji. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for areal and river flooding for Dickinson County. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Spirit Lake | - | Three cars stalled in high water ponded in city streets. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Spirit Lake | - | Significant street flooding was reported in Spirit Lake. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | - | A tree fell on a power line just west of Spirit Lake. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a 12 inch diameter limb blown down. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds damaged a fence. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several large trees blown down. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds damaged a warehouse. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including at least one tree blown down. The winds were accompanied by marble size hail. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Spirit Lake | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding of streets, stalling cars. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Spirit Lake | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding of numerous streets. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Spirit Lake | - | Heavy rain caused flooding of numerous streets, parkland, and low areas in the town of Spirit Lake. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including at least one large tree blown down. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | Hail covered a patio, and covered the ground up to several inches deep in a few spots. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | Hail was accompanied by wind gusts to 59 mph. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Spirit Lake | - | Heavy rainfall cuased street and yard flooding in Spirit lake. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | Hail was mostly pea size with a few hailstones up to the size of pennies. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several large trees blown down. A few power lines were also blown down. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Spirit Lake | - | Heavy rainfall...measured at 3.40 inches in less than an hour...caused widespread street flooding. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Spirit Lake | - | Heavy rain caused flooding of numerous streets, especially at intersections. Basement flooding was also reported. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Spirit Lake | - | Heavy rain caused widespread street flooding. |
| September 2005 | Flash Flood | Spirit Lake | - | Heavy rain caused flooding of streets at Spirit Lake, with Lake Street being the most severely flooded. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Spirit Lake | - | Rainfall estimated at 3 to 6 inches caused flooding of streets and basements. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Spirit Lake | - | A brief tornado caused no reported damage. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spirit Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Spirit Lake | - | A rope tornado was observed with dust or debris, but there were no reports of damage available. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | Large hail was reported along Highway 71 just south of the state line. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | Hail caused extensive but undetermined crop damage. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Spirit Lake | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Antlers Hotel | 5.2 miles | 2007 |
 | Spirit Lake Public Library | 5.5 miles | 1980 |
| Pikes Point State Park Shelter and Steps | 6.7 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000021 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Dickinson County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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