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Portage Lake (Hubbard County, Minnesota)

Coordinates: 46°57′57″N 95°7′13″W / 46.96583°N 95.12028°W / 46.96583; -95.12028
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Portage Lake
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Portage Lake
LocationHubbard County, Minnesota
Coordinates46°57′57″N 95°7′13″W / 46.96583°N 95.12028°W / 46.96583; -95.12028
Typelake

Portage Lake is a lake in Hubbard County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Portage Lake was so named from the fact it was on an Ojibwe portage path.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage Lake (Hubbard County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 248.