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1967 Map of Elephant Lake

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Elephant Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Elephant Lake and the winding Pelican River dominate this wilderness landscape in northern St. Louis County. This 1967 survey reveals a remote pocket of the North Woods where the Superior National Forest meets the Kabetogama State Forest. The geography is defined by a dense network of water, including Silver Lake, Bug Lake, and the northward-flowing Vermilion River.

Logistics and transport in the area rely on a sparse network of unimproved roads and a Jeep Trail, while the presence of an Old Railroad Grade in the southwest corner near Leiding points to earlier industrial activity, likely logging. This transition from rail to trail is a common indicator of the era's changing forest management practices. Small Gravel Pits are scattered near the shoreline of Elephant Lake, likely utilized for road maintenance throughout this heavily forested terrain.