Shell Lake is a lake in Becker County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1]
Shell Lake was likely named from the shells on the lakeshore.[2] Its name in the Ojibwe is Gaa-jiigajiwegamaag-zaaga'igan meaning "'lake lying near the mountain' lake", in reference to the lake's position along the Smoky Hills complex.[3] Shell River flows out from this lake.
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References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shell Lake (Becker County, Minnesota)
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographical Names Derived From The Chippewa Language. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 30.
- ^ Gilfillan, Joseph (1896). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota. p. 465.