Kabetogama, Minnesota

Kabetogama is an unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located southeast of International Falls on County Road 122.

U.S. Highway 53 is nearby.

Kabetogama is located within Kabetogama Township.

Notes

Adjacent Kabetogama Lake is one of four major lakes that make up the Voyageurs National Park. Kabetogama is the gateway into the park.

Kabetogama Lake has 25,000 acres (100 km²) of waters and has 200 islands.

Kabetogama is noted for walleye fishing. There are also northern pike, muskie, pan fish(crappie and perch only), trout, and bass.

The Kabetogama area is also known for hunting of whitetail deer, black bear, and small game birds.

Kabetogama Lake has many resorts that line the shores and is a vacation place for many returning and new people each year.

Kabetogama is a Chippewa name that means 'rough waters'. The lake lives up to its name when it is windy.

Woodenfrog State Campground is located within the Kabetogama Lake shore lines. The campground was named after a Chippewa chief name Chief Woodenfrog. The lake is roughly parallel to Rainy Lake. The Ojibwe name Ga-bi’-to gum-ag’ za’-gai-i-gun translates to “the lake that lies parallel or double with another lake.” French fur trappers similarly referred to Kabetogama as Travere or Travers, meaning “alongside.” The 26,000-acre lake has myriad bays and more than 200 islands. It reaches a maximum depth of 80 feet and has an average water clarity of 9 feet. The largely undeveloped landscape is a transition zone between boreal and hardwood forests. Lake Kabetogama has long been a popular destination for walleye anglers, and it was host to the 2010 Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener on May 15, 2010. Walleye, sauger, northern pike, smallmouth bass, crappie, and perch grow faster here than they do in nearby lakes that are colder, deeper, and less fertile.(This from lakekabetogama.org)

References

Rand McNally Road Atlas - 2007 edition - Minnesota entry
Official State of Minnesota Highway Map - 2007/2008 edition