Turtle Lake (Beltrami County, Minnesota)

Turtle Lake
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Turtle Lake
LocationBeltrami County, Minnesota
Coordinates47°37′N 94°52′W / 47.617°N 94.867°W / 47.617; -94.867
Typelake

Turtle Lake is a lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1]

The outline of the lake roughly resembles a turtle, hence the name.[2]

The lake became John Van Bruggen’s inspiration for the turtle lake in Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turtle Lake (Beltrami County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 40.


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