Turtle Lake (Beltrami County, Minnesota)

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Turtle Lake
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Turtle Lake
Location Beltrami County, Minnesota
Coordinates 47°37′N94°52′W / 47.617°N 94.867°W / 47.617; -94.867
Type lake

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

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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.