MINNI-WASTE

Minne-Waste, beautiful lake, Indians call it "Nice little lake," good water.

This lake is situated one and a half miles in Racine Township, and a half mile in Waubay Township, making it two miles in length, and averages about a half mile wide. It is bordered on its banks by native timber, Miller's grove being the largest, and is a beautiful place. Many churches hold their Sunday School picnics at this point. Reese's grove on the east, is also a nice grove. On the north-east side is Helvig's grove. Some good fishing can be had on this lake for pickerel, perch, some pike, and bull heads.

This lake lies about half way on the road from Webster to Enemy Swim, and about the same distance from Waubay. No cottages as yet have been built here, because all the grounds are privately used by farmers.

BLUE DOG

Blue Dog Lake. This lake, tradition tells us, was named for several generations in honor of Indian Chief, Blue Dog, and there are a number of his descendants still living and owning land bordering upon this lake.

The east half of the lake, was formerly in the Sisseton reservation. It is one mile north of the city of Waubay; Waubay Park Association have a very nice resort at the south side, with a large pavilion, ball grounds, and a number of cottages, also a tourist park. This is a very nice sheet of water, not so deep as some of the others, but very good fishing can be had here; Pickerel and Northern Pike, Perch and Bull Heads.

LAKE AND CAMP GROUND BUILDINGS

During the summer months, there are a great many different gatherings, for several days at a time. The Boys and Girls clubs of the County, Community Club Picnics, the various Sunday School Conventions, Farm Bureau Picnics, Old Settlers Picnics, Fraternal Society Picnics. The association holds an annual Fourth of July Celebration, and a number of dances during the summer season.

PRAIRIE LAKE

Rush Lake, officially known as Prairie Lake, is fed by Blue Dog and Minne-Waste Lakes. It just covers about two and a half sections of land in the south-east corner of Racine, and two and a half in the South-west corner of Waubay township. This is a fairly good lake for fishing when the water is high. but it is an A-1 duck hunting lake, because it has a large growth of rushes all thru it; still there are openings so that one can run a boat. There is one hunting lodge on this lake; there is very good pass shooting on Sunny Brook Pass.

WA-BE LAKE. (Waubay)

Wa-Be Lake, meaning where the fowls nest and raise their young. In the past they came by thousands; Geese, Brants, Crains, Ducks, Gulls, etc. This lake covers more ground than all the rest put together, being approximately 11 miles in length, and 5 miles at the widest point. The south end beginning in the south-west corner of the northwest quarter, section 19, Racine Township, thence running north-east to the north-east corner of the south-west quarter of section 12, Grenville Township. At the widest point, 5? /4 miles there are some peninsulas, and an island. Around the west and north-east sides of this lake, and on the peninsulas and islands, much native timber can be found. This is really where the first settlement was made by white men in the county filing upon these timber tracts.

This lake is not as deep as the others. Up to the present time no cottages or resorts have been established here, and it has not been fished upon very much except for commercial purposes; many tons of bull heads and suckers have been seined, from which the state is paid two cents per pound, revenue, for the privilege. W. J. Reed of Waubay, is the only one at present doing commercial fishing, along this line. There are several hunting lodges along this lake.

In the Indian language "a" pronounced ah and "e" as a.

BITTER LAKE

Bitter Lake in Central Point Township covers about five sections of land, comes within two miles of Waubay on the south, and extends three and a half miles in length, and averages two miles wide. No doubt, this lake was named by the Government Surveyors, as the water being very alkaline has a bitter taste, and is not very pleasant to drink. The lake hasn't a very great depth, nor has it been fished upon very much; however, in the fall, it is a wonderful Duck and Geese hunting location, also Chickens abound. For a few weeks this is a hunter's paradise for this kind of game.

Other lakes are:
Horse Shoe Lake—York Township.
Aylsworth Lake—Oak Gulch Township.
Antelope Lake—Morton Township.
Lynn Lake—Lynn Township.
Williamson Lake—Lynn Township.
Aadland Lake—Lynn Township.
Hanson Lake—Lynn Township. Hazelden Lake—Nutley Township.
Krause Lake—Nutley Township.
Opitz Lake—Nutley Township.
Fink Lake—Nutley Township.
Lonesome Lake—Egeland Township.

Hunters coming from any other state should not have any trouble in bagging the limit of Ducks, Geese, Chickens, Chinese Pheasants and Hungarian Partridges. There is always good pass shooting between these lakes, and some of the sloughs that have water in them in the fall.

Many of our young townspeople take advantage of winter sports. There is skating, skiing and ice boating, as well as fishing through the ice.