2019 Map of Echo Lake

About this map

The settlement of Frost sits on the western edge of this landscape in the Ottawa National Forest, where a dense network of forest roads and National Forest System Trails (NFST) provides access to a labyrinth of glacial water bodies. The terrain is defined by its immense collection of named lakes, including the central Echo Lake, Penegor Lake to the northwest, and the southern Booth Lake. This 2019 survey documents a contemporary wilderness management era where older routes like Old Nat For Dev Rd 1500 and 2210 Forest Rd coexist with modern recreation infrastructure such as Bessemer Snowmobile #8 (Snow). Small tributaries including Tradition Cr and Silver River drain these upland lakes, while the presence of features like Plantation Lakes suggests decades of forest management and timber history within Houghton County.