Welcome to Annandale, MN

About Annandale, Minnesota:

Annandale lies just off of I-94, 45 minutes from Minneapolis/St. Paul and 20 minutes from St. Cloud.

Known as the “Heart of the Lakes,” its small town atmosphere is preserved while growth and progress surround it. A distinct downtown, numerous parks, and golf and lake living make Annandale a welcoming place to live!

Points of Interest:

Pleasant Lake
Cedar Lake
Pioneer Park and Trail
Great River Regional Library

Annandale includes the friendly communities of Southbrook Gold and Country Club, Purcell Ponds, Danielsons' Country Corner, Rutledge's Sugar Lake Park, Maple Hill Resort Condominiums, Kendale Addition, The Village of Annandale, Oak Knoll, Hunter's Cove, Candlestick Park, Triplett Farms, Pratts, Annandale, Annandale Square Addition, Annandale Beach, Hunters Path Addition, Cedar Lake Beach, Shady Knoll, Marohn Addition, Pleasant Lake Beach, Eddy's Moose Lake Shores, Kadabra, Sunset Shores, Ellingwood and Powell, Highland Cedar, Unplatted Land, Jordan's Addition, Thompson’s Bass Lake Park and St. Johns Heights.

Annandale, Minnesota

Annandale's Early Native American Roots
Long before the Dakota (Sioux) and Ojibway (Chippewa) Indians lived in the Annandale area, there were Mound Builders who left burial mounds as evidence of their presence. They lived here after the glaciers receded leaving the abundant lakes that so define our area. White explorers, trappers, and traders co-existed with Indians for two centuries before settlers came in the mid-1880s; then came significant clashes between the two peoples. The Dakotas relinquished their rights to the land with the Treaty of 1851, but the whites did not honor their end of the bargain. Cheating traders and unpaid mandated annuities from Congress prompted Chief Little Crow to lead the Dakota in war in 1862. Fear prompted many settlers to move away, and stockades were constructed, including a log structure called Fort Harriman on the southwest shore of Pleasant Lake in Annandale, and another one around the hotel in Fair Haven. By the late 1860s the Indians had largely been pushed out of the area.

Good Fishing: Crappie Action Reported
There's consistent crappie action reported from Pleasant Lake, Cedar Lake, and Lake John during low-light periods over 20 to 30 feet. The northern pike are hitting on the weedlines of Cedar and Clearwater Lake. Clearwater and Sugar Lake are kicking out walleyes during the evening hours. Lake Marie is a safe bet for sunfish and northern pike in 14 to 16 feet. Dans Lake continues to give up a few sunfish and French Lake is giving up pike during the day.

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