But there's one lake you won't find on any map, Lake Agassiz. This gigantic glacial lake, which covered parts of Canada, North Dakota, and Northwestern Minnesota, drained away thousands of years ago.

At MPR News, Dan Kraker reports, “The names of many lakes, rivers and cities across northern Minnesota have roots in the Ojibwe language — Bemidji, for example, is derived from the word ...

Summer: Minnesota is the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and during the warm summer months you can rent a lakeside cabin and join the locals boating, kayaking, fishing, and water skiing. Or stay on the lake ...