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About Kettle River, MN

This tiny Carlton County town of 140 people sits along Highway 73, about 30 miles north of Moose Lake and 45 miles from Duluth via I-35. Most visitors are either heading to the Iron Range or exploring the Kettle River's glacially carved potholes and rapids. The town's name comes from these distinctive rock formations that early settlers thought resembled giant kettles.

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Kettle River, MN is in United States, at 46.486, -92.878 - about 13 km north-west of Moose Lake, MN.

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Moose Lake, MN9 mi 15 minDenham, MN14 mi 30 minSturgeon Lake, MN14 mi 25 minBarnum, MN15 mi 25 minCromwell, MN16 mi 30 minWillow River, MN18 mi 30 minWright, MN22 mi 35 minKerrick, MN24 mi 50 minRutledge, MN24 mi 35 minTamarack, MN29 mi 45 minBruno, MN30 mi 55 minFinlayson, MN31 mi 50 minCarlton, MN33 mi 45 minAskov, MN33 mi 45 minSandstone, MN33 mi 45 min

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The closest airport to Kettle River, MN is Duluth International Airport, 88 km (about 1 h 20 min by car).

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