Lake of the Woods
The
Lake of the Woods (
French:
le lac des Bois) is a lake occupying parts of the provinces of
Ontario and
Manitoba and part of the state of
Minnesota. It separates some land in Minnesota from the rest of the
United States so that it can be reached from the rest of Minnesota only by crossing the lake or going through
Canada. That part of Minnesota is the northernmost part of the U.S. outside Alaska and is known as the
Northwest Angle.
The Lake of the Woods is fed by the Rainy River, Shoal Lake, Kakagi Lake and other smaller rivers. The lake is drained by the Winnipeg River into Lake Winnipeg.
Communities near the Lake of the Woods