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Minnesota
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What we do know
Inside Superior National Forest
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Bear Island Lake
AI-suggested draft · review before you go
Bear Island Land has a sand beach and 4 back country campsites. There are resorts on portions of the shoreline on the lake.Nearby lakes include: Johnson Lake, One Pine Lake and Whisper Lake.

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