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Lake of the Woods County was named for the lake that covers a large portion of it. Jacques de Noyon, a Frenchman who came from Trois Rivières, Quebec, explored the area in 1688 and was the first European to see the lake. He named it Lac aux Îles, "Lake of the Islands". It was created on November 28, 1922 and is Minnesota's youngest county.
The county contains the Northwest Angle, the northernmost point of the Lower 48 States, and the U.S. portion of Lake of the Woods, shared with Canada. The county also includes the exclave of Elm Point. Since Alaska has no counties, Lake of the Woods is the northernmost county in the United States.
Adjacent Provinces & Counties
Cities, Townships & Communities
Angle | Angle Inlet | Arnesen | Baudette (County Seat) | Beaver Dam | Birch Beach | Boone | Carp | Chilgren | Clementson | Cloverdale | Eugene | Faunce | Forest Area | Graceton | Gudrid | Hackett | Hiwood | Kiel | Lakewood | Long Point | Lude | McDougald | Meadowland | Myhre | Norris | Noyes | Oak Island | Park | Penasse | Pioneer | Pitt | Potamo | Prosper | Rapid River | Roosevelt (part) | Rulien | Sandy Shores | Spooner | Swiftwater | Township 157-30 | Township 158-30 | Victory | Wabanica | Walhalla | Wheeler | Wheeler's Point | Williams | Zippel
Cemeteries
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Lake of the Woods Historical Society
