Lake of the Woods County is the northernmost county of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,763, making it the state’s second-least populous county. Its county seat is Baudette.
Indian lodges and camps are visible at times on the beach just above high tide, while light canoes are a marked feature of the water views, at every point. The wild, luxurious growth of first covers the hilts and is only arrested by the neat little edging of sand on the shore. Occasionally a fringe of willow or alder relieves with a lighter green the gloom of these dark forests.