| Lake Belle Taine | |
|---|---|
  Lake Belle Taine  Lake Belle Taine | |
| Location | Hubbard County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46°56′32″N 94°52′02″W / 46.94222°N 94.86722°W |
| Type | lake |
Lake Belle Taine is a lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States.[1]
The lake was first named by the settlers of Hubbard County as "Elbow Lake" for its sharply bent outlines.[2] Its name in Ojibwe is Gaa-aachaajigwaatigweyaag zaaga'igan[3] meaning "the lake into which the river pitches and ceases to flow,—dies there" due to it having no visible outlet.[4] The first written record of the name, Belle Taine, is found in the survey notes made by Mahlon Black, deputy surveyor, who surveyed Nevis Township in the fall of 1870.[5]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Belle Taine
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. pp. 247.
- ^ Recorded as "Ga-adjudjequatigweiag-sag[aigan]"
- ^ Gilfillan, Joseph (1887). "Minnesota Geographical Names Derived from the Chippewa Language" in Annual Report—Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota, Volume 15. Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota. p. 470.
- ^ "Lake Belle Taine History". Shady Shores Homeowners Association. Retrieved August 21, 2019.