Latsch Island
Nickname: Wolf Spider Island | |
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| Etymology | Official: John A. Latsch, local 20th century Businessman Nickname: Wolf Spider |
| Geography | |
| Adjacent to | Mississippi River |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | Minnesota |
| City | Winona |
Latsch Island is an island located on the Mississippi River, and is part of the city of Winona, Minnesota. Latsch Island is best known for its off-the-grid counterculture houseboat ("boathouse") community, who occupy the eastern coastline of the island. During periods of flooding or high water levels, the island sometimes becomes two islands, with the eastern section referred to as Wolf Spider Island.