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The Whitefish Chain of Lakes is a reservoir found in the heart of Minnesota ("Land of 10,000 lakes"), United States. Its 14 lakes span 14,272 acres [1] through the cities of Crosslake, Pequot Lakes, Jenkins, and Pine River.
The area of what is now Crosslake, Minnesota gained traction near the late 1800s, after the construction of the Pine River Dam in 1885. The Logging Industry in upper Minnesota at the time was flourishing, attracting many of the first early residents of Crosslake. Originally, the area was part of Watertown Township of Cass County.
The Little Pine River is a 29.7-mile-long (47.8 km) [1] tributary of the Pine River of Minnesota in the United States. Via the Pine River it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. The Little Pine River begins in the northeast corner of Crow Wing County at the outlet of Little Pine Lake and flows southwest to its junction with the Pine ...
The 1968 state survey found 15,291 lake basins, of which 3,257 were dry. [2] If all basins over 2.5 acres were counted, Minnesota would have 21,871 lakes. [3] The prevalence of lakes has generated many repeat names. For example, there are more than 200 Mud Lakes, 150 Long Lakes, and 120 Rice Lakes. [4]
The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.88. In the township the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 12.8% from 25 to 44, 37.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.0 males.
Finlayson Elementary School is right off of Highway 18 and is referred to as "the School Growing in the Pines", being surrounded by pine trees. The school is dedicated to John W. Osborne, a former superintendent at the school. It hosts grades K-6 and provides preschool a few days a week.
The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.99. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
Pine-Hickory Lakes Roadside Parking Area is a wayside rest located along U.S. Highway 169 in Farm Island Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota.It straddles both sides of the highway just north of where it passes between Little Pine Lake on the west and Hickory Lake on the east.