Fumee Lake

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Fumee Lake
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Fumee Lake
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Fumee Lake
Location Dickinson County, Michigan
Coordinates 45°49′35″N87°58′29″W / 45.826411°N 87.974675°W / 45.826411; -87.974675
Type Lake
Basin  countries United States
Surface elevation1,073 feet (327 m) [1]

Fumee Lake is a lake in Dickinson County, Michigan, in the United States. [1]

Fumee Lake was named by a French explorer after Fumay, in France. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fumee Lake
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 74.