Lake of the Woods

Map of Lake of the Woods

The Lake of the Woods region spans portions of Eastern Manitoba, Northwestern Minnesota and Northwestern Ontario.

The largest populated place on Lake of the Woods is 49.766667-94.4833331 Kenora, Ontario (pop. 15,000) on the Trans-Canada Highway mainline north of the lake.

On the south shore, Minnesota "mainland" points include:

48.905278-95.3144442 Warroad (near 49.0353-95.63923 Sprague, Manitoba); and
48.7125-94.5954 Baudette (near 48.716667-94.5666675 Rainy River, Ontario).

There is one isolated community, 49.345278-95.0627786 Angle Inlet (pop. 60), on the west side of the lake in Northwest Angle, Minnesota. The only overland access to this part of Minnesota is through Manitoba. The area is popular among recreational anglers.

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