1971 Map of Lac Du Flambeau SW

About this map

The Cranberry Bog sits as a central feature of this northern Wisconsin landscape, surrounded by a complex network of glacial lakes and wetlands within the town of Minocqua. Water dominates the geography, from the sprawling Squirrel Lake and its outlet at the Squirrel River in the east to the southern expanse of the Willow Reservoir. In the early 1970s, the area maintained a distinctively quiet character, with navigation primarily defined by local routes like Squirrel Lake Road and Manhardt Road. Evidence of fire management and forestry oversight is visible at Squirrel Hill, where the Squirrel Hill Lookout Tower provided a high vantage point over the timberlands and private estates. Smaller, isolated water bodies like Swamsauger Lake and Stone Lake are interspersed with low-lying springs, including the named Camp Fifteen Springs.