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Smithtown Bay on Lake Minnetonkabig quiet water on the Victoria side

Smithtown is out on the Victoria side, deep, wide open water near Wawatasso Island, and it feels quieter and more rural than the busy bays on the east end. For a lake this close to the city, that's a rare combination.

Geoffrey Serdar

Good to know

• SunCarver Park Reserve lies west-southwest, so the winter sunset drops over woods, not rooftops. East-shore homes facing west get sunsets across open water all year.
• WaterAbout 88 feet at its deepest. Moderate boat traffic.
• HistoryNamed for the Smith brothers, Elliot and William, who planned a town called Smithtown in the 1850s. They built a mill and two log houses and widened the trail from Excelsior, today's Smithtown Road. Excelsior won out and the town never came.
• IslandsEagle Island was named for the eagles that nested there. Crane Island held a great blue heron colony whose birds rose by the thousands when steamboats whistled. Wawatasso Island lies to the north.
• ParksCarver Park Reserve and Lake Zumbra are just west, near Victoria.
• IceLake-wide ice-out median is April 13. In 2026 the ice went out April 3.

What homes here ask and sell for

ASK means a list price, not a sale. Sales are public records or reported sales, shown with their date. Nothing here predicts future prices. See the most expensive homes on the lake and this week's closed sales.

Getting on the water

Boaters reach the bay from the South Upper Lake and Halsted Bay launches. More: Lake access and boat slips and the Lost Lake slip guide.

Where to eat and stop

• Downtown Victoria, see the downtown Victoria guide

Towns on the bay

VictoriaShorewood

Questions people ask

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