Ogishkemuncie Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Ogishkemuncie Lake
LocationLake County, Minnesota
Coordinates48°5.5′N 91°4′W / 48.0917°N 91.067°W / 48.0917; -91.067
Typelakes

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

The name Ogishkemuncie is derived from the Ojibwe word ogiishkimanisii, meaning "kingfisher".[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ogishkemuncie Lake
  2. ↑ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 296.
  3. ↑ "kingfisher". The Ojibwe People's Dictionary. Univ. of Minn. Retrieved 8 August 2016.


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