Penasse, Minnesota

Penasse, Minnesota
Penasse is located in Minnesota
Penasse
Penasse
Penasse is located in the United States
Penasse
Penasse
Coordinates: 49°22′04″N 94°57′32″W / 49.36778°N 94.95889°W / 49.36778; -94.95889
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyLake of the Woods
TownshipAngle
Elevation
1,073 ft (327 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code218
GNIS feature ID649255[1]

Penasse is an unincorporated community in Angle Township, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. Penasse is located on Penasse Island in Lake of the Woods, in the northern part of Northwest Angle. Its location makes it the northernmost populated place in the contiguous United States.[2] The community was named for Tom Penasse, an American Indian from the area; it had a post office from 1920 to 1969.[3] The explorer La Vérendrye built Fort Saint Charles nearby in 1732.

  1. ^ "Penasse". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Lake of the Woods Co. General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "Penasse Island". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2012.