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1959 Map of Dutton Lake

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Dutton Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The international boundary between Canada and the United States defines the character of this 1950s survey, marking a complex water-bound landscape at the intersection of Quetico Provincial Park and the Superior National Forest. This remote wilderness on Hunter Island is characterized by an intricate chain of glacial lakes, including the uniquely named sequence of Other Man Lake, This Man Lake, and No Man Lake.

A network of portages and waterways, such as the Little Knife Portage and the expansive Knife Lake, illustrates the historic transit routes through this border region before modern infrastructure. The map details the transition from the Minnesota State Forest to the Ontario interior, preserving the exact shoreline contours of Plough Lake, Cypress Lake, and the namesake Dutton Lake during a period of intensive photogrammetric mapping by the Geological Survey and the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Commission.