Lake Irene is a lake in
Douglas County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
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Lake Irene was named for Irene Roadruck, whose mother was honored with her own lake,
Lake Miltona
Lake Miltona is a lake in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Lake Miltona was named for Florence Miltona Roadruck, the wife of a pioneer who settled there.
See also
*List of lakes in Minnesota
This is a list of lakes of Minnesota ...
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Lake Irene is home to basketball legend Luke Janushka. Janushka is the first person from Irene to lead a major city pro-am league (Scottsdale) in three point %. His father Mark Janushka was notable in the 70's for catching the counties biggest fish. Some say if it wasn't for a knee injury he would have been even more accomplished than his son.
See also
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List of lakes in Minnesota
This is a list of lakes of Minnesota. Although promoted as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", Minnesota has 11,842 lakes of or more. The 1968 state survey found 15,291 lake basins, of which 3,257 were dry. If all basins over 2.5 acres were counted, Minn ...
References
Lakes of Minnesota
Lakes of Douglas County, Minnesota
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