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1996 Map of Cass Lake

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Cass Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

The city of Cass Lake serves as the hub for this 1990s landscape, defined by the convergence of the Soo Line railroad and the vast waters of the Chippewa National Forest. The map captures a complex lacustrine environment where Star Island sits at the center of the lake, unique for containing its own smaller water body, Lake Windigo. Along the southern shores, recreational developments like Norway Beach and the Mi-Ge-Zi Bike Trail illustrate the area's transition toward a leisure and conservation economy within the Bowstring State Forest and Buena Vista State Forest.

Local landmarks such as the Pine Grove Cemetery and the Forest Supervisor Office provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians. The interplay of water and land is further detailed through features like the Potato Islands in Allens Bay and the winding course of the Turtle River flowing into Kitchi Lake. This document preserves the late-twentieth-century configuration of shoreline access, including the Lake Windigo Portage and numerous National Forest Permitted Recreation Residences.