1967 Map of Garden Island West

About this map

The Red Lake Indian Reservation and the Northwest Angle State Forest dominate the shoreline of the Northwest Angle in this 1967 survey. This particular quadrant captures the intersection of land and water at the northernmost point of the contiguous United States, where the marshy interior gives way to the open expanse of Lake of the Woods. The map illustrates a remote, water-defined landscape, marked by specific shoreline features such as Driftwood Point and Rooty Point. To the east, the isolated landmass of Garden Island sits within the lake, while the interior is characterized by a high concentration of wetlands including Red Lake. This document provides a record of the Indefinite Forest Boundary and the hydrographic depths compiled from the U.S. Lake Survey of 1965.