Shingwako

Shingwako is an Ojibwe name associated with the Pine River, which flows through the lakes and forests of northern Minnesota toward the Mississippi. Its course passes through a chain of lakes, including the waters known as Whitefish and Rush Lake. The Ojibwe name of the latter described a pine projecting from the water, while the river’s name referred to pine itself. Together, these names preserve a picture of a wooded waterway threaded through the lake country.