Spirit Lake Attractions

The Dickinson County Museum is housed in an 1888 Chicago-Milwaukee-St Paul Railroad depot in Spirit Lake. Exhibits depict the area's historic railroad, agricultural, resort and industrial eras.

The first Spirit Lake Fish Hatchery was established in 1880, with a replacement hatchery building constructed in 1915 and then enlarged in 1927. The facility collects, spawns, incubates, and raises walleye for use throughout the state. It also serves as the sole source of Iowa's muskellunge.