Lakes visited since 2008: 57 out of ... 10,000

By "lakes visited" I mean something more than drove past and saw them. This list consists of lakes I have experienced by swimming, skating, stopping at to take a picture, etc...

1. Pokegama Lake, Itasca County (swim, boat, skate - this lake was my backyard!)
2. Trout Lake, Itasca County (we live here now!)
3. Mille Lacs Lake, Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Mille Lacs Counties
4. Cass Lake, Cass County
5. Johnson Lake, Itasca County (canoed here)
6. White Iron Lake, St. Louis and Lake Counties (dog sledding at Wintergreen)
7. Surprise Lake, Itasca County
8. Hole-in-Wall Lake, Itasca County
9. Lake of the Woods, Lake of the Woods County
10. Big Dick Lake, Itasca County
11. Jack the Horse Lake, Itasca County
12. Lake One, Lake County (wade)
13. Pea Soup Lake, Lake County
14. Snowbank Lake, Lake County
15. Bear Head Lake, St. Louis County
16. Cub Lake, St. Louis County
17. Norberg Lake, St. Louis County
18. Burnt Shanty Lake, Itasca County
19. Bustic Lake, Itasca County
20. Upper Red Lake, Beltrami County
21. Lake Bemidji, Beltrami County
22. Ball Club Lake, Itasca County
23. Coon Lake, Itasca County (snowshoe)
24. Sandwick Lake, Itasca County (snowshoe)
25. Shagawa Lake, St. Louis County (stayed in the lovely Grand Ely Lodge)
26. Big Sandy Lake, Aitkin County (Zorbaz on Big Zandy!)
27. Crystal Lake, Itasca County (lake on my street - great for watching the aurora borealis)
28. Pughole Lake, Itasca County
29. Hale Lake, Itasca County
30. Forest Lake, Itasca County
31. Hanging Kettle Lake, Aitkin County
32. Farm Island Lake, Aitkin County
33. Big Ole Lake, Itasca County
34. McKinney Lake, Itasca County
35. Shallow Pond Lake, Itasca County
36. Embarrass Lake, St. Louis County
37. Lake Superior, St. Louis, Lake, and Cook Counties
38. Dinner Pail Lake, Itasca County
39. Poor Farm Lake, Aitkin County
40. Rabbit Lake, Crow Wing County
41. Dirty House Lake, Cass County
42. Lammon Aid Lake, Itasca County
43. Hole in the Day Lake, Crow Wing County
44. Smiley Lake, Cass County
45. Lost Moose Lake, Itasca County
46. Delay Lake, Lake County
47. Dumbbell Lake, Lake County
48. Blueberry Lake, St. Louis County
49. Snowball Lake, Itasca County
50. Smith Lake, Itasca County (saw baby loons here!)
51. Leech Lake, Cass County (3rd largest lake in MN, lovely beach!)
52. Coffee Break Lake, Clearwater County
53. Allen Lake, Clearwater County
54. Deer Park Lake, Clearwater County
55. Fallsted Lake, Clearwater County
56. Myrtle Lake, Clearwater County
57. Lake Itasca, Clearwater County (headwaters of the Mississippi)

Guest entry: Go Home Lake, Ontario

For our mini-honeymoon, my new husband and I decided to venture back to Northern Minnesota via the Trans-Canada highway, Sault Ste. Marie, and the UP of Michigan.



Near the township of Georgian Bay, we came across Go Home Lake, and decided it was a worthy guest entry from our neighbor to the North.

Oceanic Lakes that don't belong in Minnesota

Sea Lake - Cook County, MN
Octopus Lake - Cook County, MN
Puffer Lake - Lake County, MN

Cuddly Lakes

Hug Lake - Cook County, MN
Heart Lake - Clearwater and Lake Counties, MN
Love Lake - Crow Wing County, MN

Lakes with Fun Names

Hole-In-Wall Lake

The unexplainable leftovers:

Pughole Lake - Itasca County, MN*
Stray Horse Lake - Beltrami County, MN
Hole-In-Wall Lake - Itasca County, MN*
Telephone Lake - Itasca County, MN
Big Rain Barrel Lake - Itasca County, MN
Someman Lake - Itasca County, MN
Nine AM Lake - Lake County, MN
Unload Lake - Cook County, MN
Wench Lake - Cook County, MN
Headlight Lake - Cook County, MN
Ice Cracking Lake - Becker County, MN
Jolly Ann Lake - Otter Tail County, MN
Weird Lake - Cook County, MN
Surprise Lake - Itasca*, Cass, and Lake Counties, MN

Surprise Lake

Missing Link Lake - Cook County, MN
Lake Full of Fish - Kanabec County, MN
Cheese Brown Lake - Becker County, MN
White Porky Lake - Itasca County, MN
Nina Moose Lake - St. Louis County, MN
John Elk Lake - Lake County, MN
Fool Hen Lake - Lake County, MN
Big Too Much Lake - Itasca County, MN
and let's not forget
Little Too Much Lake - Itasca County, MN
Jock Mock Lake - Cook County, MN
I X L Lake - Cass County, MN
Delay Lake - Lake County, MN*
Dumbbell Lake - Lake County, MN*

Delay Lake

Selfish Lakes

My Lake - Itasca County, MN
Peerless Lake - Lake County, MN
Pompous Lake - Lake County, MN
Snub Lake - Cook County, MN

Hospitalized Lakes

Joe Fell Lake - Itasca County, MN
Dislocation Lake - Cook County, MN
Blind Pete Lake - Itasca County, MN
Crippled Deer Lake - Itasca County, MN
Wooden Leg Lake - Lake County, MN