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Beautiful blue, pink, orange sunset over Wahkon bay with a stone wall in the foreground.

City of Wahkon Welcomes You

"Wahkon" is the Native American name for "Spirit." The Soo Line railroad company adopted the name because the early Native Americans knew Mille Lacs Lake as "Spirit Lake."

Mille lacs lake

At slightly more than 200 sq mi (132,000 surface acres ), Mille Lacs is Minnesota’s second-largest lake. Its maximum depth is 40 feet, while much of the main lake falls into the 20 to 38 foot depth ranges. The northern half contains most of the lake’s mud flats and the southern half of the lake has more gravel and rock bars. All sides of the lake offer some shallow reef-top fishing.  

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Wahkon in the spring with flowers and lake in the background.

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What's going on in and around Wahkon?

Series of flags showing the branches of the US military in Wahkon Veterans Park.

government + city resources

Forms, permits, downloads and more

photos courtesy of wahkon resident patti packer

Welcome to wahkon

First of all, welcome! We are thrilled to welcome you to our city and hope you can enjoy all the history, fun and community we have all come to love. Take a peek at our resident resources and new resident welcome packet. Welcome home!