2022 Map of Dorothy

About this map

Dorothy serves as the central settlement of this northern Minnesota landscape, situated at a junction where county roads meet the agricultural grid. The area is defined by its complex water management and natural hydrology, featuring the winding course of the Black River and the Little Black River. Extensive wetland areas like Goose Lake Swamp are countered by an engineered network of waterways, including Judicial Ditch Number Sixty and Lateral Ditch Number Four, illustrating the region's long history of land reclamation for farming. Local heritage is anchored at Saint Dorothy's Cem, while the historic route of the Pembina Trl cuts across the northwestern sections, marking an era of early regional transit. The map also traces the jurisdictional tri-point where Polk, Pennington, and Red Lake counties converge.