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B. REGIONAL FACILITIES <br />Table 4E-3 identifies those additional regional recreational facilities in Orono <br />under jurisdictions of other agencies. Following is a brief description of each. <br />Three Rivers Park District: <br />Morris T. Baker Regional Park Reserve encompasses 2,700 acres in southwest <br />Medina and northwestern Orono. Located on Lake Independence, Baker Park <br />offers a wide range of outdoor activities in natural surroundings including golf <br />at Baker National Golf Course, creative play areas, picnic and swimming areas, <br />camping, bicycling on paved trails, and winter activities such as cross-country <br />skiing and sledding. The Lake Independence Regional Trail connects Baker <br />Park to the Luce Line Trail. <br />Dr. Arthur Allen Wildlife Refuge is part of Big Island Regional Park, a 62 -acre <br />parcel of woods and wetlands located on Big Island in Lake Minnetonka. There <br />are no facilities. <br />Noerenberg Memorial Gardens, situated on 73 acres on the north shore of Lake <br />Minnetonka's Crystal Bay, was once home to Grain Belt Brewery founder <br />Frederick Noerenberg and his family. The Gardens were bequeathed to Three <br />Rivers Park District in 1972 with the directive that the estate be maintained as a <br />an arboretum for the public's enjoyment. Additional restrictions established <br />within the bequest prohibit the use of the property for picnic purposes, for <br />camping, for boat or watercraft launching, or any uses incompatible with a <br />general display garden. The portion of the property north of County Road 51 is <br />maintained in its natural state as a habitat for wildlife. The Noerenberg <br />Memorial Gardens are widely regarded as one of the finest formal gardens in <br />Minnesota. <br />Dakota Rail Regional Trail is a bituminous paved bicycle and pedestrian trail <br />that follows a former railway corridor extending from Wayzata to Hutchinson, <br />making its way through central Orono paralleling County Road 15. The corridor <br />is owned by the Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority and is being <br />developed and maintained by Three Rivers Park District. <br />Hennepin County <br />North Arm Landing is a public boat launch site on North Arm Bay of Lake <br />Minnetonka, providing approximately 55 car -trailer parking stalls and 10 car - <br />only stalls. <br />City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 4E-19 <br />