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Lac Courte Oreilles
Lac Courte Oreilles 〔(Miss Pronouncer: Hear how to pronounce; The Wisconsin pronunciation guide for cities, counties, Indians & lawmakers )〕 is a large freshwater lake located in north west Wisconsin in Sawyer County in townships 39 and 40 north, ranges 8 and 9 west. It is irregular in shape having numerous peninsulas and bays, being approximately six miles long in a southwest to northeast direction and with a maximum width of about two miles (3 km). Lac Courte Oreilles is in size with a maximum depth of and a shoreline of .〔Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Website lake map (see external link below)〕 The lake has a small inlet stream (Grindstone Creek) that enters on the northeast shore of the lake and that flows from Grindstone Lake, a short distance away to the north. There is an outlet on the southeast shore of the lake that leads through a very short passage to Little Lac Courte Oreilles, then via the Couderay River to the Chippewa River, and ultimately to the Mississippi River at Lake Pepin.
Lac Courte Oreilles is located approximately eight and one-half miles southeast of the city of Hayward, the primary commercial and retail center of the area, and is one of three large natural lakes (Lac Courte Oreilles, Grindstone Lake, and Round Lake) located to the south and east of the city. There is a small unincorporated residential community on the north side of the lake commonly referred to as Northwoods (or North Woods) Beach. The eastern part of the lake is located in the Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Reservation. The shore of the lake is principally occupied by seasonal lake cabins and homes.
The lake has an abundance of northern pike, muskie, walleye, bass and other fish, and is a popular fishing destination. Lac Courte Oreilles is now a popular resort area drawing cabin owners and visitors from the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Milwaukee, and Chicago metropolitan areas.
==Origin of name==
The name Lac Courte Oreilles is shared by the nearby Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Reservation. In the Ojibwe language the lake is called ''Odaawaa-zaaga'iganiing'', "Ottawa Lake"〔(Ojibwe Dictionary ). Freelang. Retrieved 2007-04-14〕 and it was often referred to as such (or as "Ottowaw Lake") in early descriptions of the area.〔See, for example, Journals of Jonathan Carver; ed. John Parker; Minnesota Historical Society Press; St. Paul; 1976 (page 127); and Schoolcraft's Expedition to Lake Itasca; ed. Philip P. Mason; Michigan State University Press; East Lansing; 1958 (pages 6, 87, and 341).〕 The name Lac Courte Oreilles was given to the lake by French fur trappers who were the earliest European explorers in the area. The French term "Lac Courte Oreilles" translates as "Lake Short Ears," as the trappers believed the Ottawa Anishinaabe peoples living in the area cut off the edges of their ear()s. An alternative explanation is that some tribes in the region had a practice of distending their earlobes by earrings or other ornaments. However, the Indians of the Lac Courte Oreilles area did not practice that custom and hence had naturally shaped "short" ears.〔See, for example, Schoolcraft's Expedition to Lake Itasca; ed. Philip P. Mason; Michigan State University Press; East Lansing; 1958 (editor's footnote 8, page 98).〕
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