Lakes in the Northern Lakes area
Leech Lake
Leech Lake is Minnesota's third-largest lake — legendary walleye fishing, 100,000-plus acres ringed by Chippewa National Forest, and quiet cabin count
Lake Winnibigoshish
Locally called "Big Winnie," Lake Winnibigoshish is Minnesota's fourth-largest lake — 67,000 acres in the Chippewa National Forest, famed for walleye
Cass Lake
15,000-acre lake inside the Chippewa National Forest — connected to the Mississippi River headwaters and known for musky, walleye, and old-growth pine
Pokegama Lake
Pokegama Lake at Grand Rapids is a deep, clear 6,600-acre lake with five distinct bays and a reputation for the largest muskies in the region.