2013 Map of Blind Pig Island

About this map

Namakan Lake and Sand Point Lake dominate this borderland topography, where the international boundary between Canada and the United States threads through a labyrinth of named islands and inlets. In the early 21st century, this section of St. Louis County, Minnesota, remains characterized by its remote water-access geography. Notable features like Blind Pig Island, Pat Smith Island, and the playfully named My Island and Your Island dot the expanse of Namakan Lake. On the Minnesota side, the map documents recreational infrastructure such as Hammer Bay Campground and Browns Bay Campground. The interior landscape is defined by smaller, high-elevation bodies of water including O'Leary Lake, Little Trout Lake, and Lucille Lake, reachable only by navigating the complex terrain of Juniper Island and the surrounding shorelines.