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Listen and subscribe to our podcast: Apple Podcasts | Spotify WALKER, Minn. — Minnesota's third-largest lake has a namesake only an angler could love: the leech. Earthworm's ugly aquatic cousin.
Leech Lake (translated from the Ojibwe language Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag: Lake abundant with bloodsuckers) is a lake located in north central Minnesota, United States. It is southeast of Bemidji , located mainly within the Leech Lake Indian Reservation , and completely within the Chippewa National Forest .
Walker is on the southwest corner of Leech Lake, Minnesota's third-largest lake. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 2.47 square miles (6.40 km 2), all land. [7] Nearby cities and towns include Hackensack, Akeley, Whipholt, Laporte, Bemidji, and Onigum.
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is the first tribe to open a dispensary this year, but more are on the horizon. ... It's a well-placed pit stop for those visiting Walker, boasting the third largest ...
Ojibwa women in canoe, Leech Lake. The Forest was established as the Minnesota Forest Reserve on 27 June 1902, with the passage of the Morris Act. [2] While this act mainly addressed the disposition of unallotted lands on Ojibwe Indian reservations in Minnesota, 200,000 acres (810 km 2) of the Chippewas of the Mississippi, Cass Lake, Leech Lake, and Winnibigoshish Indian reservations were ...
Leech Lake is an unincorporated community in Leech Lake Township, Cass County, Minnesota, United States. It is along State Highway 371 ( MN 371 ) near 100th Street NW, Cass County Road 62. Nearby places include Walker , Laporte , and Steamboat Bay of Leech Lake .
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe operates three casinos: Cedar Lakes Casino and Hotel in Cass Lake on the Leech Lake Reservation; Northern Lights in Walker; and White Oak in Deer River. The Band's Business Development Division also operates the Che-We-Ka-E-Gon Complex in Cass Lake, which consists of a convenience store and gas station, a gift shop ...
Shingobee Bay is located three miles south of Walker, the Cass County seat, on the southern side of Leech Lake. [1] The land adjacent to the bay is part of Shingobee Township, and a portion of it is allocated to the Leech Lake Tribe of Ojibwe. [2] Minnesota State Highway 371 spans the northern end of the bay, where it opens up into the larger ...