Cedar Lake is a lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1]

The lake is named Gaa-miskwaawaakokaag in Ojibwe meaning "Place abundant with red cedars" after the red cedar which grew there.[2] In early maps, this lake was recorded in French as Lac cèdre rouge inférieur (Lower Red Cedar Lake),[3] opposed to Cass Lake known in French as Lac du Cedre Rouge, and English as Upper Red Cedar Lake.[4]

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References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Lake (Aitkin County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 19.
  3. ^ Hassel, S. G. H. (1827). "Partie des Etats-Unis. Amer. Sep". DavidRumsey.com. Ph. Vandermaelen. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  4. ^ Thayer, Bill. "This webpage reproduces a chapter of Old Fort Crawford and the Frontier by Bruce E. Mahan". Retrieved 2023-10-10.