Vermillion Lake

Lake Vermilion stretches among rocky islands and wooded shores in northeastern Minnesota. The Ojibwe call it Onamanii-zaaga’igan, a name connected with the reddish colour of its waters; French traders rendered it as Vermilion. Wild rice grew in its shallow bays and along the nearby Pike River. The lake forms part of the country of the Bois Forte Ojibwe, whose name in French refers to the dense forest in which they lived.