Malkerson Island is a

private island A private island is a disconnected body of land wholly owned by a private citizen or corporation. Although this exclusivity gives the owner substantial control over the property, private islands remain under the jurisdiction of national and some ...

on Bay Lake, a lake that is located in

Bay Lake Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota Bay Lake Township is a township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 923 at the 2000 census. This township took its name from Bay Lake. Minnesota Highway 6 and Minnesota Highway 18 are two of the main arterial rout ...

. The island is and has more than three miles (5 km) of shoreline. The island is owned by th
Malkerson family
and has been used as a summertime weekend retreat for five generations. The island has been featured in the

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and

Star Tribune The ''Star Tribune'' is the largest newspaper in Minnesota. It originated as the ''Minneapolis Tribune'' in 1867 and the competing ''Minneapolis Daily Star'' in 1920. During the 1930s and 1940s, Minneapolis's competing newspapers were consolida ...

References

{{authority control Landforms of Crow Wing County, Minnesota Lake islands of Minnesota Private islands of the United States