Moose Lake

Moose Lake is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. It is where Linda Gunderson lived and raised Blu for the first 15 years of his life, and where the former's book storewas located before moving to Brazil. The reason why the setting was picked is because Don Rhymer, one of the movie's screenwriters, grew up in Moose Lake, Minnesota.

Blu and Linda left Moose Lake to live in Rio de Janeiro in the time between Rio and Rio 2.

The population was 2,751 at the 2010 census.

Interstate 35; Minnesota State Highways 27 and 73; and County 61 are four of the main routes in Moose Lake.

Moose Lake State Park is nearby.