Rice Lake is a lake in Mille Lacs County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
Rice Lake was named for its wild rice which was a staple food of the Ojibwe Indians.[2]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rice Lake (Mille Lacs County, Minnesota)
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 348.
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