1921 Map of Baudette

About this map

The Rainy River defines the northern edge of this northern Minnesota landscape, marking the International Boundary just as the 1920s began. The twin settlements of Baudette and Spooner serve as the primary hubs of activity, situated where the Baudette River joins the larger border-water. This survey captures a region defined by an extensive drainage infrastructure, shown through a dense network of numbered judicial ditches like Judicial Ditch No. 28 and Judicial Ditch No. 17. These systems were engineered to manage the vast timbered and swamp lands, which were formally delineated in the 1908 survey of Ceded Chippewa Lands. Further south, the map traces the winding paths of the Rapid River and its branches, including the North Branch Rapid River and South Branch Rapid River, alongside early transport routes like the Winter Road and the Canadian Northern railway line.