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{{short description|Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States}}
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Lake County, Minnesota|Lake]]
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|subdivision_name3 = [[Beaver Bay Township, Lake County, Minnesota|Beaver Bay]]
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[[File:Lax lake with lilly pads.jpg|alt=Lax lake with lily pads in foreground.|thumb|Lax lake with lily pads in foreground.|328x328px]]
[[File:Lax Lake view from hill.jpg|alt=Lax Lake view from hill|thumb|Lax Lake view from hill.|326x326px]][[File:Lax lake 2.jpg|alt=Lax Lake dusk|thumb|Lax Lake at dusk.|323x323px]]'''Lax Lake''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Beaver Bay Township, Lake County, Minnesota|Beaver Bay Township]], [[Lake County, Minnesota|Lake County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The community is located north of [[Beaver Bay, Minnesota|Beaver Bay]] and [[Silver Bay, Minnesota|Silver Bay]] on Lax Lake Road (Lake County Road 31/Lake County Road 4).
Lax Lake is located 32 miles northeast of the city of [[Two Harbors, Minnesota|Two Harbors]]. Some nearby excursions are [[Tettegouche State Park]], the [[Baptism River]], [[Split Rock Lighthouse State Park|Split Rock Lighthouse]] and [[Gooseberry Falls State Park]].
Lax Lake is 295 acres with 3.01 miles of shoreline,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Fishing Hole Lax Lake|url=https://northernwilds.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Lax-Lake.pdf|website=northernwilds.com}}</ref> although most is privately owned. The deepest areas of the lake are 35 feet deep and walleye, pike, bass, crappies, bluegills and yellow perch can all be found in Lax Lake. One side of the shoreline is mostly undeveloped and back up to [[Tettegouche State Park]]. There is a public access concrete boat ramp with a dock and small parking area at the northeast shore of the lake.<ref name=":2" />
==History==
Lax lake was named after the Waxlax family who arrived in Northern Minnesota in 1894 from Sweden.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Wolff, Jr.|first=Julius|date=23 February 1954|title=Some Vanished Settlements of the Arrowhead Country|url=http://collections.mnhs.org/mnhistorymagazine/articles/34/v34i05p177-184.pdf|website=collections.hnhs.org}}</ref> Johannas Waxlax built the first homestead on Lax Lake and community developed in about 1907 when the Alger-Smith Lumber Company's Duluth and Northern Minnesota Railroad reached the area.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Lax Lake Minnesota Community Guide|url=https://www.lakesnwoods.com/LaxLake.htm|website=LakesnWoods.com}}</ref> Johannas Waxlax died in a train accident in 1910.<ref name=":1" /> A post office called Lax Lake was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1915.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Lake | title=Lake County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref> The community was named for nearby [[Lax Lake (Minnesota)|Lax Lake]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Warren Upham|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA294|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=294}}</ref> After the logging was completed, the community became largely residential<ref name=":1" /> and in 1928 John Waxlax built a resort area known as Lax Lake Resort.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lax Lake Resort and Campground|url=https://www.laxlakeresort.com/who-are-we-|website=laxlakeresort.com}}</ref>
==References==
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* Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry
* Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition
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