Turtle Lake, Wisconsin

Turtle Lake is a village in Barron and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

[9] As of the census[11] of 2010, 1,050 people, 492 households, and 256 families were living in the village.

The racial makeup of the village was 94.37% White, 4.51% Native American, 0.28% Asian, and 0.85% from two or more races.

The nearest commercial airline services are offered by the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Guests can gamble on over 1,100 slots, craps, roulette, live poker, and blackjack games.

The casino also offers a shuttle service to most places of interest throughout the Village of Turtle Lake.

The Turtle Lake Inter County Fair is held annually the second weekend in July.

Events include horse, truck, and tractor pulls, carnival rides, live bands, foot races, pedal pulls, cattle and dairy shows, a turtle derby, and a grand parade.

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College-Rice Lake and UW-Barron County, which both provide higher education for the area, are located in nearby Rice Lake.