2022 Map of Holyoke

About this map

The unincorporated settlements of Holyoke and Nickerson anchor this portion of the Minnesota-Wisconsin borderlands, where the landscape is defined by the complex hydrology of the Nemadji River watershed. The terrain transitions from the lowlands around Net Lake and Pickerel Lake to the more pronounced elevation of Big Tooth Ridge in the southeast. This area is characterized by a dense network of recreational corridors, including the Matthew Lourey State Trl and the Straight Arrows Trl, which navigate the swampy reaches and timbered tracts of the Nemadji State Forest. The map reveals a land divided by the Carlton Co Pine Co line, where the movement of water through the Net River and various brooks like Stony Brook and Anderson Cr dictates the early road patterns and modern forest management boundaries.