Lake Vermilion is a lake in northern Minnesota, located near Tower, Minnesota (about 20 miles west of Ely, Minnesota) in the heart of Minnesota's Arrowhead Region. The Vermilion Range area was known for mining during the late 1800s and early to mid 1900s, and the Soudan Mine operated just south of the lake.

Lake Vermilion is known for its walleye and muskie fishing. In the spring of 2005, Lake Vermilion was host to the annual Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener Weekend.

In the 1940s the National Geographic Society declared Lake Vermilion one of the top ten most scenic lakes in the United States.

References

• Lake Vermillion Website
• [http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/showreport.html?downum=69037800

Lake Vermilion