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2016 Map of La Prairie

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of La Prairie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The confluence of the Mississippi River and the Prairie River dominates this Itasca County landscape, where the water-rich geography shaped early twentieth-century settlement and transit. The city of La Prairie sits at this junction, serving as a gateway to the region's vast network of glacial lakes including Trout Lake, Mud Lake, and Bass Lake. Further south, the meandering Mississippi River feeds into Mississippi Lake and McKinley Lake, creating a complex aquatic environment that defined the local economy and recreation.

Evidence of established community life appears in the concentration of local institutions, from the Itasca Community Coll near the northern border to several legacy burial grounds such as Calvary Cem, Harris Cem, and Blackberry Cem. The small settlement of Gunn remains a notable point of interest for local historians, situated along a transportation corridor that cuts through a terrain dotted by smaller bodies of water like Jaques Lake and Becker Lake.