Swede Lake

Maple is an unincorporated community in Waconia Township, Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along Carver County Road 10 near Mayer and Waconia.

Lake Waconia is a lake located within the city limits of Waconia in Carver County, Minnesota in the United States.Waconia is derived from a Sioux-language word meaning "fountain" or "spring".

Rutz Lake is a lake in Carver County, Minnesota, in the United States.Rutz Lake was named for Peter Rutz, an early settler.

Coney Island of the West is an island in Lake Waconia in the U.S. state of Minnesota that was developed into a summer resort with its heyday from the 1880s to the 1920s. It continued operating up to 1960. The 31-acre (13 ha) island is part of Waconia Township just .5 miles (0.80 km) off the shore from the city of Waconia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 for its local significance in the themes of commerce and entertainment/recreation. The island site, with its ruins of hotels, cottages, and parks, was nominated for being one of Minnesota's most popular early resorts, and an early expression of the trend of urban dwellers journeying to Minnesota's lakes and parks for recreation. Lambert Naegele (an immigrant from Germany who published German language newspapers), Reinhold Zeglin (also an immigrant from Germany), and Emile Amblard (originally from France) developed resort buildings and attractions on the island. The best preserved building from this era, however, is the Emile Amblard Guest House on the mainland.

Saint Bonifacius, often stylized as St. Bonifacius, is a small city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, 25 miles west of Minneapolis. Settled in the 1850s, the town has a combination of rural and exurban features. It is completely surrounded by Minnetrista, Minnesota, and is close to the county line with Carver County. It hosted a Nike Hercules battery during the Cold War, one of four protecting Minneapolis–Saint Paul from Soviet bombers. The population was 2,283 at the 2010 census. The Dakota Rail Regional Trail runs through town.

Burandt Lake is a lake in Carver County, Minnesota, bordering the city of Waconia. It is 97 acres in size and approximately 24 feet deep at its deepest point. It was named for Adolph Burandt, a local farmer.The lake once was characterized by high levels of phosphorus that caused algae blooms, a situation that became the subject of remediation efforts that were underway by 2016.

Mayer ( MAY-ər) is a community in Carver County, Minnesota, United States, along the South Fork of the Crow River. The population was 1,749 at the 2010 census.

The Dakota Rail Trail runs 28.1 miles (42.6 km) from Wayzata to Lester Prairie, Minnesota. It is on part of the former track bed of the Hutchinson Spur of the Great Northern Railway. The railway line helped bring wheat and raw materials from Central Minnesota to the flour mills, factories and warehouses in Minneapolis from 1885 until 2001. The railway line, from which there are views of the countryside, was also designed to bring tourists to the communities on Lake Minnetonka in the late 1880s. The rail trail heads west from Wayzata. The first 13 miles are in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and the next 13.5 miles are in Carver County, Minnesota. Along the way it runs through many towns including Spring Park and St. Bonifacius.

Waconia City Hall is located at 201 South Vine Street in Waconia, Minnesota, United States. The contemporary building was completed in 2004, and replaced the Old Waconia City Hall, a historic building constructed in 1909 that has been converted into senior housing.

Crown College is a private Evangelical Christian college in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota. It is affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Waconia Township is a rural township in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,284 as of the 2000 census.

Waconia ( wə-KOHN-yə or wə-KOH-nee-ə) is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. Waconia attracts visitors to nearby Lake Waconia, a lake locally renowned for its fishing and recreation opportunities. The city's population was 13,033 at the 2020 census.