Pelican Lake (Grant and Douglas counties, Minnesota)

Pelican Lake is a lake in Grant County and Douglas counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Pelican Lake
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Pelican Lake
LocationGrant County, Minnesota
Coordinates46°3′28″N 95°48′8″W
Typelake

Pelican Lake was named for the pelicans frequently seen at the lake by early settlers.[2]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pelican Lake (Grant and Douglas counties, Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 216.


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