The Vermilion Dam Lookout Tower. Stands on a site logged over in recent years. The lack of trees certainly makes the tower more prominent.
VERMILION LAKE adjoining the most southern arm of this lake, thence derived its name, a translation of Onamuni, the Ojibwe name of the lake. George H. Vivian, the county treasurer, who formerly lived in Tower, stated that the aboriginal name refers to the red and golden reflection from the sky to the smooth lake surface near sunset, being thus of the same significance as the Ojibwe name of Red Lake. VERMILION DAM, a post office, 1920-27, on the Vermilion River where it runs into Vermilion Lake; location not found. Minnesota Place Names
Upham states incorrectly that the Vermilion River runs into the Lake. Actually the Vermilion River is the outlet.
