Coon Lake is a lake in Anoka County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1] Coon Lake was named from the fact the lakefront area was a popular hunting ground of raccoons.[2]

Coon Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Coon Lake
LocationAnoka County, Minnesota
Coordinates45°18′N 93°10′W / 45.300°N 93.167°W / 45.300; -93.167
Typelake

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coon Lake
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 25.