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1967 Map of Flag Island

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Flag Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Northwest Angle State Forest and the Red Lake Indian Reservation dominate this 1967 survey of the northernmost reaches of the United States. The settlement of Penasse serves as a remote focal point, situated near the international boundary where the Northwest Angle Inlet meets the open waters of Lake of the Woods. The map illustrates a complex geography of islands and peninsulas, including Magnusons Island and the historically significant Fort St Charles.

Navigation and seasonal travel are central to life in this borderland, evidenced by the charted Winter Trail cutting through the interior and the presence of the Lake Trails Church Camp on Oak Island. From the isolated American Point to the sheltered Youngs Bay, the map reveals a landscape defined by water and woods, where land use is shared between state, tribal, and private interests at the edge of the Canadian border.