Lake George Minnesota Map

About Lake George, Minnesota

Lake George is a locality in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 233. The population density is 17.7 people per km². Lake George is located at 47.1788°N, 94.9724°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 56458, 56470.

Lake George emerges from the landscape as a quiet intersection of water and timber, defined by the steady, unpretentious course of the Schoolcraft River. It lies 19.6 miles south-southwest of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 196°T), and is situated 19.5 miles north of Park Rapids. The Schoolcraft River carves a narrow, persistent path through the terrain, its banks lined with the dense, dark green needles of the Paul Bunyan State Forest, which blankets the surrounding country in an unbroken stretch of wilderness. Here, the land does not rise into dramatic peaks, though the distant elevation of Anchor Hill marks the horizon like a soft, permanent bruise against the sky. During the transition of seasons, the air turns crisp and carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a sharpness that clarifies the light and makes the shadows of the tamarack and spruce stretch long across the ground.

History in Lake George is written in the slow accumulation of winters and the enduring legacy of the timber industry that once drew settlers to these northern woods. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the forest and the land, where the presence of the Paul Bunyan State Forest provides both a resource for the local way of life and a sanctuary for those who move through the quiet interior of the state. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the clamor of dense urban centers, favoring a solitude born of the vast, wooded plains. Residents often look toward the Eagle Scout Trail for passage into the deeper reaches of the backcountry, finding a sense of continuity in the way the seasons color the canopy and dictate the quiet work of the day.

About This Lake George Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake George, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.178816, -94.972365. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Lake George includes the ZIP code (56458, 56470), telephone area code (320), county seat of Hubbard County (Park Rapids), and school district assignment (Park Rapids Public School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.