Maple Springs is an unincorporated community in Pepin Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States, along the Mississippi River and Lake Pepin. The Mississippi River and King Creek meet at Maple Springs.
The community is located between Lake City and Wabasha along U.S. Highway 61 at the intersection with 247th Avenue.
Nearby places include Lake City, Wabasha, Camp Lacupolis, and Reads Landing.
Maple Springs was originally named King's Cooley, after a coulee on the farm of a nearby settler named King. It had a station on the former Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad – the "Milwaukee Road".[2]
Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Red Wing, 23 miles (37 km) to the northwest.
Local businesses include a fishing resort along Lake Pepin.
References
- ^ "Maple Springs, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
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