1949 Map of Aurora

Natural drainage patterns through the Embarrass Mountains are marked by the Embarrass River and Stevens Creek, leading south toward the waters of Colby Lake and Whitewater Lake. The transportation network is built for hauling, centered on the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range railroad, which connects the main settlements to outlying points like Mesaba and Old Mesaba. The map also captures an Abandoned RR line, tracing the earlier footprints of the timber and ore trade through the Superior National Forest.