48. Minnesota’s Tiny Remote Island You’ve Never Heard Of

In this episode, Sharon speaks with Raphi Nussbaum about Angle Inlet, Minnesota, an island community in North America’s Lake of the Woods. Angle Inlet is an exclave of American Territory that is entirely surrounded by water, Ontario, and Manitoba. One of 14,000 islands in the Lake of the Woods, Angle Inlet is home to approximately 120 residents among 35 households. The island houses the last operating one-room schoolhouse in America, a post office, a customs office, and a humble cafe. Listen to learn more about how residents and tourists access this remote island that shares no border with the contiguous United States.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>