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1960 Map of Gunflint Lake

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Gunflint Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Gunflint Lake and Magnetic Lake define the international border in this mid-century survey of the Cook County wilderness. The landscape is characterized by a dense network of glacial water bodies, including the elongated Loon Lake and the interconnected drainage of Tucker River. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, where remote landmarks like Banadad Lake, Finn Lake, and Rush Lake remain largely untouched by development.

Evidence of early access and industrial history is visible along the northern shore of the main lake, where an Old Railroad Grade runs parallel to the water through the Thunder Bay District. This corridor, along with the Gunflint Trail, highlights the transition from pioneer-era resource extraction toward the conservation-focused management of the Superior National Forest. Small interior features like Mash Lake and Little Iron Lake offer specific points of interest for those tracing the historical geography of northeastern Minnesota.