As the site of many battles between Indian tribes, the lake was named Lac du Battaile by early French mapmakers. Later, in explorer Jean Nicollet's map of the Mississippi Valley, the name was anglicized to Battle Lake.
A Conflict of . . . — — Map (db m260481) HM
An 89-Year Journey From Resort to Resource
"I started with surprise and delight! I was in the midst of a prairie! We passed whole acres of blossoms all bearing one hue, as purple, perhaps, or masses of yellow or rose; and then again a . . . — — Map (db m260432) HM
The Battle Lake area endured a tenuous time in the winter of 2008. School enrollment was down, retail and tourism economics were difficult, businesses were closing, storefronts on Lake Avenue were in disrepair, city infrastructure needed . . . — — Map (db m262096) HM
