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  2. Lake Nokomis - Wikipedia

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    Winter. Lake Nokomis is one of several lakes in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and part of the city's Chain of Lakes. The lake was previously named Lake Amelia in honor of Captain George Gooding's daughter, Amelia, in 1819. Its current name was adopted in 1910 to honor Nokomis, grandmother of Hiawatha. [1] It is located in the southern part of the ...

  3. Nokomis, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Nokomis, Florida. Nokomis is an unincorporated town in Sarasota County and a census-designated place (CDP) along the Gulf Coast of Florida, United States, located south of Osprey and just north of Venice. The town has access to the coast through Nokomis Public Beach and Casey Key. The town's population was 3,217 at the 2020 census, up from ...

  4. Nokomis - Wikipedia

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    Nokomis is the name of Nanabozho 's grandmother in the Ojibwe traditional stories and was the name of Hiawatha 's grandmother in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 's poem, The Song of Hiawatha, which is a re-telling of the Nanabozho stories. Nokomis is an important character in the poem, mentioned in the familiar lines: Daughter of the moon Nokomis.

  5. Sarasota County, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.scgov.net. Sarasota County is a county located in Southwest Florida. At the 2020 US census, the population was 434,006. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Sarasota [ 3 ] and its largest city is North Port. Sarasota County is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, FL metropolitan statistical area.

  6. Keewaydin, Minneapolis - Wikipedia

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    Keewaydin ( / kiˈweɪdɪn / kee-WAY-din) is a neighborhood in the Nokomis community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its boundaries are Minnehaha Parkway to the north, 34th Avenue to the east, 54th Street to the south, and Cedar Avenue to the west. The neighborhood contains the majority of Lake Nokomis. It is located both in Ward 11 and Ward 12 [ 3 ...

  7. Nokomis, Minneapolis - Wikipedia

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    Nokomis is a defined community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It takes its name from Lake Nokomis. It comprises eleven smaller neighborhoods. Nokomis neighborhoods fall in Minneapolis City Council wards 8, 11, and 12, [3] currently represented by council members Andrea Jenkins, Emily Koski, and Aurin Chowdhury, respectively.

  8. Humboldt County, Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Continuing along the river, the Lake Nokomis area begins, popular for its woods and small ponds. The Cottonwood Trail also runs through the area. West of Livermore, Lott's Park allows access to Lott's Creek. The park has many benches and picnic tables. South of Ottosen is the Ottosen Marsh State Game Management Area, colloquially the Ottosen ...

  9. Sarasota, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Sarasota (/ ˌsærəˈsoʊtə /) is a city in and the county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States. It is located in Southwest Florida, the southern end of the Greater Tampa Bay Area, and north of Fort Myers and Punta Gorda. Its official limits include Sarasota Bay and several barrier islands between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico.