Turtle Lake is a lake in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
| Turtle Lake | |
|---|---|
  Turtle Lake | |
| Location | Polk County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47°36′47″N 95°40′5″W / 47.61306°N 95.66806°W |
| Type | lake |
The name Turtle Lake comes from the Ojibwe Indians of the area, who thought the lake's outline resembles a turtle.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turtle Lake (Polk County, Minnesota)
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 429.