The Poplar River is a river in northeastern Minnesota that drains into Lake Superior. Name The Poplar River derives its English name from a translation of its Ojibwe name. Joseph Gilfillan identified the Ojibwe name of the Poplar River as Ga-manazadika Zibi, or "place-of-poplars river". Thomas Clark further identified the particular poplar in question as the Balm-of-Gilead. Topography The Poplar River stretches from its source in Gust Lake to its mouth in Lutsen, where it empties into Lake Supe…
