Garden Island State Recreation Area is a unit of the Minnesota state park system in the Lake of the Woods, 19 nautical miles (35 km) from Zippel Bay State Park, near the northernmost part of Minnesota, the Northwest Angle. Wildlife Pelicans, cormorants, and gulls fly around the island's eastern edge. Mammalian species of deer, mink, beaver, river otter, fox, black bear, timber wolf, and snowshoe hare are commonly seen by visitors on this island. Bald eagles nest in the trees every year. References External links Garden Island State Recreation Area 1998 establishments in Minnesota Protected areas established in 1998 Protected areas of Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota State parks of Minnesota Lake of the Woods Lake islands of Minnesota