2016 Map of Biwabik NW

About this map

Superior National Forest defines the character of this Minnesota landscape, where the iron range's complex hydrology is on display through a network of lakes and rivers. Large bodies of water like Big Rice Lake and the smaller Little Rice Lake are connected by the winding Rice River, while the southern reaches of the map are defined by the Sand River and Lola Lake. The settlement pattern reflects the region’s rural heritage, with homesteads and small communities linked by a grid of county roads and historic routes such as Rice River Road and Pike River Dr. Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the preservation of several rural burial grounds, including the West Pike Cem, Pike River Cem, and Sandy Cem, which serve as quiet markers of the families who settled this northern terrain near the headwaters of the Pike River.