Turtle Lake (Polk County, Minnesota)

Turtle Lake is a lake in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

The name Turtle Lake comes from the Ojibwe Indians of the area, who thought the lake's outline resembles a turtle.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turtle Lake (Polk County, Minnesota)
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 429.

Coordinates: 47°36′47″N 95°40′5″W / 47.61306°N 95.66806°W / 47.61306; -95.66806


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