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1956 Map of King Lake

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of King Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Cloquet Valley State Forest dominates this northern landscape, which was documented during a mid-century field check of the glacial lake country north of Duluth. The terrain is defined by an intricate network of water bodies, including the large expanse of King Lake and the smaller Kookoosh Lake, all connected by winding drainages like Pine Creek. The industrial footprint of the Iron Range is evident in the northern corridor, where the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range railroad tracks cut across the timberland.

A notable landmark for forest management is the Runaway Lookout Tower, situated west of Buzz Lake. The map also captures the remnants of former logging or mining transportation, marked by a Railroad Grade extending toward the eastern boundary near Stewart Lake. This survey reflects the region's character as a managed wilderness where the infrastructure of the iron industry met the vast, untouched reaches of the Minnesota backwoods.