Blue Lake Lost Gold Pouch

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Blue Lake Lost Gold Pouch

Lost Treasure MN • Sherburne County County
Description
Blue Lake near Baldwin legend of gold coin pouches lost through thin ice — including a 1920s commercial fisherman who spilled $500 in coins from his bib overalls through a fish-house floor.
Historical Notes
Blue Lake east of Baldwin was named for French trapper Bleau; Bastion (Walker) Lake once connected via a channel or dam. Oral histories describe a man breaking through ice at a narrow crossing and losing a coin pouch in muddy shallows. A second tale tells of winter fishermen on the lake losing hundreds of dollars in gold through the ice — allegedly still on the bottom.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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