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Minnesota’s Playful Parade of Lake Names
A humorous tour through Minnesota lakes reveals clusters of pun filled names such as Ace Lake Deuce Lake Club Lakes and Diamond Lakes. The piece riffs on settlers misspellings mixed with playful pairings like Baby Grand and Easter Lake and notes Discovery Lake as the series’ in joke anchor.
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Gump Lake
Pork Lake
Bean Lake
Easter Lake
Bunny Lake
Laurel Lake
Hardy Lake
Toad Lake
Big Toad Lake
Fat Lake
Skinny Lake
Cash Lake
Credit Lake
Pillsberry
Pillsbery
Pillsbury Lakes
Ballyhoo Lake
Discovery Lake