Lightning Lake (Minnesota)

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

Lightning Lake probably received its name from an incident when a party of explorers were almost struck by lightning near the lake.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lightning Lake (Minnesota)
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 217.

Coordinates: 46°4′10″N 96°5′6″W / 46.06944°N 96.08500°W / 46.06944; -96.08500


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