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'Lac Courte Oreilles' () is a lake in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, near the town of Hayward. The lake has an abundance of northern pike, muskie, walleye, bass and other fish, and is a popular fishing destination. The name is shared by a nearby Ojibwa reservation (see Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians); in the Ojibwe language it is called ''Odaawaa-zaaga'iganiing'', "Ottawa Lake".^[1]
The name was given by French fur trappers who were the earliest European explorers in the area; the French translates as "Lake Short Ears," as the trappers believed the Anishinaabe peoples living in the area cut off the edges of their ears.

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1. Ojibwe Dictionary. Freelang. Retrieved 2007-04-14