Editing Detroit Lakes, Minnesota (section)

==In popular culture==
Detroit Lakes is referred to in the author [[John Steinbeck]]'s book, [[Travels With Charley: In Search of America|''Travels with Charley'']], depicting his 1960 road trip across the United States with his dog, Charley. In the novel, Steinbeck purports to have passed through and stayed the night near Detroit Lakes.

A postcard depicting the Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes appear in the opening credits of the 1983 movie ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'', though the cabins no longer stand as they were destroyed in May 2008 by the Detroit Lakes Fire Department, in a training exercise.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dl-online.com/content/fairyland-cottages-destroyed-controlled-fire-tuesday |title=Fairyland Cottages destroyed in controlled fire Tuesday |date=May 1, 2008}}</ref> It is now home to a condominium complex.

A fictional version of Detroit Lakes' courthouse and rural countryside is featured in [[Ali Selim]]'s 2006 independent film ''[[Sweet Land]]'', a love story revolving around a German immigrant's settlement in rural [[Becker County, Minnesota]] in the aftermath of [[World War I]]. The scene was filmed in [[Montevideo, Minnesota|Montevideo]], Minnesota.

The late [[Ed Schultz]], former [[MSNBC]] [[News presenter|anchor]] of the ''[[The Ed Show]]'', often taped or broadcast his show live from a studio in Detroit Lakes.

The 2016 [[Netflix]] documentary, ''[[The Seventh Fire]]'', exposing gang culture on American Indian Reservations, was filmed on location in Detroit Lakes, surrounding towns, and the nearby [[White Earth Indian Reservation]].

A popular [[YouTube]] channel named [[CBOYSTV]] films and is headquartered at nearby Cormorant Lake (8 Miles East of [[Detroit Lake (Minnesota)|Detroit Lake]]). CBoysTV is an American comedy and motorsports channel consisting of 5 guys. Their channel has amassed over 1 million subscribers.
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