Spectacle Lake (Minnesota)

Spectacle Lake is a lake in Isanti County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1] It was so named on account of its outline being shaped like a pair of spectacles.[2]

Spectacle Lake Wildlife Management Area is just south of the lake.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spectacle Lake (Minnesota)
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 251.

Coordinates: 45°34.5′N 93°24.5′W / 45.5750°N 93.4083°W / 45.5750; -93.4083


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