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Resolution No. /D j� � �e 8 3. Ordinance No. 213 identifies designated wetlands in the . Study Area as shown on Exhibit G as determined by HUD, HSWCD, and MC'[aD. � 4. Vegetation varies from cattails.., sedges , and marsh grasses � in the low areas to willows , su�nacs and low brush on the marshy fringes . Slopes are wooded with various hardwoods including � Oak, Elm and Mapl'e. Wild grasses and ground cover exist on the roadsides and in the �aoods and meadows . Residential lawns have been created around most homes . So;ne slopes and flatter ground has been tilled in the past and even still is occasionally cut . for hay, although of an apparent inconsistent quality. No - commercial agriculture remains in the Study Area. C. HISTORI� DEVELOPMENT 1. The Stubbs Bay Area of Orono was settled in the 1850,' s and 1860 ' s by family farmers for agricultural purposes . • 2. The desirable climate and navigable bays of Lake Minnetonka attracted summer hotel and resort trade in the 1870 ' s , 1880 ' s • and 1890 ' s when Lake Minnetonka became a nationally recognized resort region. Most of the lake area was settled in this time period. 'I'he Stubbs Bay Area was not. • 3. Access to Lake Minnetonka was principally by means of several different railroad and trolley lines none of which came near to Stubbs Bay.� ' - 4. Well after the end of the� grand hotel period, a new, late- building railroad was started' west from Minneapolis. The existing towns of Long Lake and Maple Plain were >.avoided because they � already had railroad service, but the li�.e did dip sauth to pass a short distance north of Stubbs Bay. The first train to Winstead � ran in 1915. This line never became �profitable and was � eventually � abandoned becoming the State' s Luce Line Trail. . 5. Because Stubbs Bay was the only Lake Minnetonka point served . . by this rail line, minor land speculation occurred. � - .