Lake Hook
Lake Hook, sometimes referred to as Hook Lake, is a 330 square acre (1.3 sq km) lake in McLeod County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota, that is a popular fishing destination. The lake is approximately 18 feet (5.5 m) at its deepest point with an average depth of 8 feet (2.4 m) and a shoreline spanning 4 miles (7.1 km).
| Lake Hook | |
|---|---|
| Hook Lake | |
Lake Hook | |
| Location | McLeod County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44°57′11″N 94°20′40″W |
| Type | freshwater |
| Surface area | 330 acres (130 ha) |
| Average depth | 8 feet (2.4 m) |
| Max. depth | 18 feet (5.5 m) |
| Shore length1 | 4 miles (6.4 km) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Hook was named for Captain Isaac Newton Hook, a pioneer who settled there in the 1850s, and is famous for his highly-unusual above-ground tomb located in the small town of Stockport, Ohio. Hook designed and created this tomb himself, completing it shortly before his death in 1906. A popular legend associated with this tomb is that Hook's wife claimed that she would be the first to dance on his grave when Hook died. This is supposedly the reason that he built it with a rounded top and a sharp spire, an attempt to prevent her from doing so.