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Spirit Lake

lake, Iowa, United States
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Spirit Lake is the largest of the Iowa Great Lakes, located in Dickinson County, Iowa, near the Minnesota border. This glacial lake is 4 miles long and 3 miles wide and is situated north of the town of Spirit Lake. The Iowa Great Lakes region, which includes Spirit Lake, West Okoboji, East Okoboji, and Silver lakes, is a popular resort area known for swimming, boating, and fishing. The region is also historically significant as the site of the Spirit Lake Massacre in March 1857, where Sioux Indians attacked white settlers. A monument commemorates this event.12

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  1. Iowa Great Lakes
  2. Spirit Lake Massacre
  3. Iowa - Services, labor, and taxation
  4. Iowa - Relief
  5. Devils Lake
  6. Iowa - Cultural institutions

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