Goodwin, county attorney, each a resident of Cambridge, the county seat, interviewed during a visit there in August, 1916.ĪTHENS township bears the name of the most renowned city of ancient Greece, which is now the largest city and capital of that country.
Information for this county was received from Hans Engberg, president of the First National Bank of Cambridge, who was the county auditor during the years 1878-88, from Sidney S. (Memoirs of Explorations in the Basin of the Mississippi, Volume VI, entitled "Minnesota," 1903, pages 119-123.), Brower has shown that the Knife lake and the Isanti or Knife Sioux probably derived their name from the first acquirement of iron or steel knives there by these Indians, in the winter of 1659-60, through their dealings with Groseilliers and Radisson, and with the Hurons and Ottawas of their company. Tradition says that it was a day's walk from Isantamde or Knife lake." The two lakes so referred to are doubtless Mille Lacs (the lake of the Isantis) and Knife lake, on the Knife river, fifteen miles distant southeastward. In the journal of Le Sueur, they are spoken of as residing on a lake east of the Mississippi. The principal band of the Isanti was the M'dewakantonwan. It is asserted by Dahkotah missionaries now living, that this name was given to the lake because the stone from which they manufactured the knife (isan) was here obtained. The first are called the Isanyati, the Issati of Hennepin, after one of the many lakes at the head waters of the river marked, on modern maps, by the unpoetic name of Rum. Neill's History of Minnesota (page 51) mentions the Isanti division of the Dakota people as follows: "From an early period, there have been three great divisions of this people, which have been subdivided into smaller bands. Williamson wrote of this word, and of its probable derivation from the Sioux name of Knife lake in Kanabec county: "Isanti (isanati or isanyati), -isan, knife ati, dwell on or at the Dakota name of the part of the nation occupying Minnesota, and comprising the Sissetons as well as those now known as Santees it is supposed the name was given as this lake was their chief location for a time on their westward journey."
Under different forms of spelling, this name was used by DuLuth, Hennepin and La Salle, the first two seeing these Indians in 16 and the name, spelled Issati, appears on Franquelin's map of 1688. Panfish, although certainly available to anglers, may better be targeted in another lake if harvest is desired.Established February 13, 1857, this county bears the former name, now obsolete, of a large division of the Dakotas or Sioux, anciently Izatys, now Santees, who lived two hundred years ago in the region of the Rum river and Mille Lacs, called by Hennepin respectively the river and lake of the Isantis. The Northern Pike population, while fairly typical in abundance and average size, may provide some memorable fishing with fish in excess of 30 inches present. Walleye were likewise present in catchable numbers and harvestable size. Although bass up to 15 inches were present, most were between 10 and 12 inches. Spectacle Lake anglers will find an abundant population of moderate sized Largemouth Bass. Despite heavy shoreline development and recreational use, the lake maintains good water quality with water clarity readings in the 10 foot range. A paved public boat access is located on the south shore with parking for approximately eighteen rigs. The shoreline length is 3.7 miles and has a maximum fetch of 0.8 miles. Of the 240 acres, 157 (65%) are shallower than 15 feet (littoral area). Spectacle is a 240-acre lake in western Isanti County between Cambridge and Princeton.
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