Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
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Detroit Lakes is a city and the county seat of Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 9,869 at the 2020 census. Its unofficial population during summer months is much higher, estimated by citizens to peak at 13,000 midsummers, due to seasonal residents and tourists.
Downtown Detroit Lakes along Washington Avenue
Carnegie Library, the Detroit Lakes Public Library was built in 1913 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Historic Detroit Lakes Amtrak Depot in winter
Main entrance to the Historic Holmes Theatre in winter
Becker County, Minnesota
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Becker County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,183. Its county seat is Detroit Lakes. Part of the White Earth Indian Reservation extends into the county. The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1871.
1913 Prairie School Carnegie library designed by Claude and Starck in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
Soils of Callaway WMA area
A country road in Becker County in summer
The County Public Works Center for Becker County in Detroit Lakes