Little Spirit Lake

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Little Spirit Lake MN 56143
United States
43° 33' 57.6396" N, 95° 1' 5.6856" W
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Mni Sota Makoce
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Little Spirit Lake is in Jackson County Minneota has Loon Lake, Pearl, Rush, and Little Spirit Lakes. The last is named in contrast with the much larger Spirit Lake in Iowa, which is translated from its Dakota name, Mini wakan, noted by Joseph N. Nicollet. In its most northern part, Spirit Lake touches the boundary of the state and of this township at the south side of section 36. From: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, First edition 1920. Third Edition 2001. Print.