Crane Lake, Minnesota

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Crane Lake
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Crane Lake
Location of the community of Crane Lake
within Crane Lake Township, Saint Louis County
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Crane Lake
Crane Lake (the United States)
Coordinates: 48°16′00″N92°29′19″W / 48.26667°N 92.48861°W / 48.26667; -92.48861
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Saint Louis
Township Crane Lake Township
Elevation
1,135 ft (346 m)
Population
  Total81
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55725
Area code 218
GNIS feature ID661065 [1]

Crane Lake is an unincorporated community in Crane Lake Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located within the Kabetogama State Forest.

The community is located 27 miles northeast of Orr, along Saint Louis County Roads 23 and 24. Crane Lake is located 45 miles northeast of Cook. The northern terminus of County Road 24 is at Crane Lake.

Crane Lake is the southern entry to the Voyageurs National Park; the western entry to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; and an entry into Canada.

Notes

Adjacent Crane Lake is known for walleye and small mouth bass fishing; having access to Sand Point Lake, Namakan Lake, Loon Lake, Lac La Croix, Ash River, and Kabetogama Lake, make the area a large chain of lakes. The Superior National Forest borders the east side of Crane Lake.

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References

  1. "Crane Lake, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.