| Wita Lake | |
|---|---|
  Wita Lake | |
| Location | Blue Earth County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44°13′36″N93°54′12″W / 44.22667°N 93.90333°W Coordinates: 44°13′36″N93°54′12″W / 44.22667°N 93.90333°W |
| Type | lake |
Wita Lake is a lake in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, in the United States. [1]
Wita Lake was named from a Sioux-language word meaning "Island Lake", for its two lake islands. [2]
Blue Earth County is a county in the State of Minnesota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 64,013. Its county seat is Mankato. The county is named for the Blue Earth River and for the deposits of blue-green clay once evident along the banks of the Blue Earth River.
Farm Island Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,099 as of the 2010 census.
Hazelton Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 844 as of the 2010 census.
Nordland Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 972 as of the 2010 census.
Alaska Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 197 as of the 2000 census. Alaska Township was named by settlers who had recently returned from a trip to Alaska.
Lime Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,395 as of the 2010 census.
Bungo Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 111 as of the 2000 census. Bungo Township was named for the family of George Bonga.
Fredenberg Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,337 at the 2010 census.
Lake of the Isles is a lake in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, connected to Cedar Lake and Bde Maka Ska. In winter it is used for ice skating and hockey and serves as the location of a New Year's Eve celebration featuring roasted marshmallows and hot chocolate. The lake has an area of 109 acres (0.4 km2), 2.86 miles (4.6 km) of shoreline with a little under three miles of paved walking and biking paths, and a maximum depth of 31 feet (9 m).
Myre-Big Island State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, just outside the city of Albert Lea. It has an area of 1,578 acres (6.39 km2). The park protects 8 miles (13 km) of shoreline on Albert Lea Lake. The nucleus of the park is Big Island, a 117-acre (0.47 km2) island attached to the mainland by a causeway. In turn a causeway connects Big Island to Little Island. The park was formerly named Helmer Myre State Park after former Minnesota State Senator Helmer Myre.
Garden Island State Recreation Area is a 734-acre (297 ha) unit of the Minnesota state park system in the Lake of the Woods, 19 nautical miles (35 km) from Zippel Bay State Park, near the northernmost part of Minnesota, the Northwest Angle.
Pike Island, Dakota name Wita Tanka, is an island at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers in the southwestern part of Saint Paul in the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minnesota, U.S.. The island is now part of Fort Snelling State Park. It is a portion of the 100,000 acres (400 km2) of land purchased from the Mdewakanton Sioux Indians by Zebulon Pike in September 1805. Pike's Purchase was later to become Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, and Saint Paul. The U.S. government wanted to build a fort to protect American interests in the fur trade in the region, and Pike negotiated the treaty. Pike valued the land at $200,000, but the U.S. Senate later agreed to pay only $2000.
Markham is an unincorporated community in Colvin Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
Kabetogama is an unincorporated community in Kabetogama Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States, located within the Kabetogama State Forest.
The Lake of the Woods State Forest is a state forest located south of Lake of the Woods in Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, and Roseau counties, Minnesota. The forest borders the Pine Island State Forest to the east and the Beltrami Island State Forest to the west.
The Northwest Angle State Forest is a state forest located in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota. The name of the forest is derived from its location near the Northwest Angle, the northernmost point of the contiguous United States. The forest borders the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, and the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The forest is managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
East Lake is an unincorporated community in Spalding Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States.
Coney Island is an unincorporated community in Laketown Township, Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along Highway 5 at Laketown Parkway near Waconia and St. Bonifacius.
Island Lake is an unincorporated community in Beltrami County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.