Balaton, Minnesota Balaton, Minnesota Balaton is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 643 at the 2010 census. Balaton was platted in 1879 by the railroad. It was named after Lake Balaton, in Hungary. A post office has been in operation at Balaton since 1879. Balaton was incorporated in 1882. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 643 people, 273 households, and 168 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were
Lake Country Limited Lake Country Limited The Lake Country Limited was a short-lived Amtrak route which connected Chicago, Illinois, with Janesville, Wisconsin. The route was part of Amtrak's Network Growth Strategy, which envisioned an expanded role for mail and express business. The "Lake Country Limited" would have exchanged goods with a new Chicago—New York train named the "Skyline Connection", which in the end never began operation. Trains originated at Chicago's Union Station and ran north over the tracks of Metra's Milwaukee District/North Line. Northwest of Fox Lake, Illinois, it ran over tracks owned by the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad to a temporary platform