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Lake Windigo
Lake Windigo is a small lake on Star Island in northern Minnesota, United States. The lake covers a total of and reaches a maximum depth of . The littoral zone is . Due to its shallow depth and subsequent abundant plant and algae growth, water clarity extends . The lake hosts small populations of northern pike and walleye and large communities of panfish. Access to Lake Windigo is by a short portage from Cass Lake on the north side of the island. The lake is best navigated by canoe, rowboat, or other small watercraft. Windigo is located in Star Island in Cass Lake. In the television series ''Ripley's Believe It Or Not'', the lake was designated as being the only lake within a lake in the Northern Hemisphere. There are a few other such lakes. It is, however, the only spring fed lake within a river fed lake in the northern hemisphere. Star Island is itself a historical site. The village of Ozaawindib, Schoolcraft's guide to Lake Itasca, was located on the island. The Ojibwe pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Island (Minnesota)
Star Island may refer to: Islands United States *Star Island (New Hampshire), one of the Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire *Star Island (Miami Beach), a neighborhood and artificial island in the city of Miami Beach *Star Island, Minnesota, an island in Cass Lake *Star Island, Rhode Island, an island in Providence County *Star Island, New York, an island in Lake Montauk on Long Island Worldwide * Star Island, Ontario, an island in Lake Kabenung in Northern Ontario, Canada *Star Island, Turks and Caicos Islands, a man-made island adjacent to Mangrove Cay, northeast of Providenciales Providenciales (known locally as Provo) is an island in the northwest Caicos Islands, part of the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory. The island has an area of and a 2012 Census population of 23,769. Providenciales is the la ..., Turks and Caicos Islands In literature * ''Star Island'' (novel), a 2010 novel by Carl Hiaasen {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |