Official Name: | Penasse, Minnesota |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Penasse |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lake of the Woods |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Angle |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1073 |
Coordinates: | 49.3678°N -94.9589°W |
Area Code: | 218 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 649255 |
Penasse is an unincorporated community in Angle Township, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. Penasse is located on Penasse Island in Lake of the Woods, in the northern part of Northwest Angle. Its location makes it the northernmost populated place in the contiguous United States.[1] The community was named for Tom Penasse, an American Indian from the area; it had a post office from 1920 to 1969.[2] The explorer La Vérendrye built Fort Saint Charles nearby in 1732.