Sandy Lake, Minnesota

Sandy Lake
Gaa-mitaawangaagamaag
Sandy Lake
Location of the community of Sandy Lake
within Turner Township, Aitkin County
Sandy Lake
Sandy Lake (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°47′57.5″N 93°15′03.5″W / 46.799306°N 93.250972°W / 46.799306; -93.250972
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyAitkin
TownshipTurner Township
Elevation
1,230 ft (370 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55760
Area code218
GNIS feature ID2419129

Sandy Lake is an unincorporated community Native American village located in Turner Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. Its name in the Ojibwe language is Gaa-mitaawangaagamaag, meaning "Place of the Sandy-shored Lake". The village is administrative center for the Sandy Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa, though the administration of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation, District II, is located in the nearby East Lake.