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Penasse, Minnesota
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. The community was named for Tom Penasse, an
American Indian
from the area; it had a
post office
from 1920 to 1969. The French built
Fort Saint Charles
nearby in 1732.
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