John Fremont and Joseph Nicollet explored the Dakota Territory in May or June 1838, and their notes dsescibe the areas as the "lake country of the coteau prairie;" however, their notes do not describe Lake Kampeska, and some of their findings seem to be second-hand accounts of the area.
John Fremont and Joseph Nicollet explored the Dakota Territory in May or June 1838, and their notes dsescibe the areas as the "lake country of the coteau prairie;" however, their notes do not describe Lake Kampeska, and some of their findings seem to be second-hand accounts of the area.