Coordinates: 47°6′37″N 94°9′53″W / 47.11028°N 94.16472°W / 47.11028; -94.16472

Boy Lake (Cass County, Minnesota)

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Boy Lake
Location of Boy Lake in Minnesota
Location of Boy Lake in Minnesota
Boy Lake
LocationCass County, Minnesota
Coordinates47°6′37″N 94°9′53″W / 47.11028°N 94.16472°W / 47.11028; -94.16472
TypeLake
Surface elevation1,293 feet (394 m)

Boy Lake is a lake in Cass County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1]

Boy Lake was named in commemoration of Ojibwe boys who were killed there in a battle against the Sioux.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boy Lake (Cass County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 87.