Lura Lake is a lake in Blue Earth County, Minnesota and Faribault County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1]

According to tradition, Lura Lake was named by government surveyors who saw "Lura" carved into a tree near the lake.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lura Lake
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 64.