what county is waconia in?
Postcard depicting Main Street in Waconia in the early, c.1900. The city of Waconia, in Carver County, Minnesota, has a long and rich history. Located just thirty miles southwest of the Twin Cities on the south shore of Lake Waconia, it has long been a tourist destination. Dakota bands lived in the area near the lake for a long time. They called the lake Meday Wa Ko Ni Ya.