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1957 Map of Boulder Lake Reservoir NE

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Boulder Lake Reservoir NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Cloquet Valley State Forest dominates this northern landscape, which was documented during the late 1950s. The area is defined by a dense network of glacial lakes and slow-moving waterways, where the Cloquet River and South Branch Whiteface River wind through the timberland. At the northern edge, the Cloquet Valley Ranger Station stands as a primary point of human activity in an otherwise largely undeveloped wilderness of wetlands and marshes.

Tracing the hydrological pattern reveals several named water bodies including Sullivan Lake, Hulligan Lake, and American Lake, which are interconnected by small tributaries like Bug Creek and Masse Creek. The presence of an old railroad grade passing near Pine Lake and Schinn Lake hints at the historical logging infrastructure required to move timber out of these remote sections of St. Louis County. This map is particularly useful for identifying established water access points and early forestry management structures in the region.