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About Balsam Lake, WI

Balsam Lake is a small Wisconsin city about an hour northeast of Minneapolis, accessible via Highway 8 west to Highway 46 north. This lake country destination of 754 residents sits among glacial lakes in Polk County, drawing visitors for summer boating and winter snowmobiling. The annual Balsam Lake Days festival features a quirky rubber duck race down the local river.

Where is Balsam Lake, WI on the map?

Balsam Lake, WI is in United States, at 45.459, -92.453 - about 26 km east of Taylors Falls, MN.

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The closest airport to Balsam Lake, WI is Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field, 117 km (about 1 h 43 min by car).

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