Pelican Lake (Grant and Douglas counties, Minnesota)

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Pelican Lake
Location Grant County, Minnesota
Coordinates 46°3′28″N95°48′8″W / 46.05778°N 95.80222°W / 46.05778; -95.80222 Coordinates: 46°3′28″N95°48′8″W / 46.05778°N 95.80222°W / 46.05778; -95.80222
Type lake

Pelican Lake is a lake in Grant County and Douglas counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]

Pelican Lake was named for the pelicans frequently seen at the lake by early settlers. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pelican Lake (Grant and Douglas counties, Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  216.