1959 Map of Lower Whitefish Lake

About this map

Lower Whitefish Lake serves as the central hub of this Crow Wing County landscape, recorded during a period of established lakeside settlement and recreational growth. This 1959 field-checked survey highlights a complex aquatic network where the Upper Whitefish Lake and Big Trout Lake connect through forested narrows. The map provides a detailed view of local life in the late 1950s, from the religious center of Our Lady of the Snows Chapel to the residential clusters at Manhattan Beach and Swanburg. Unusual local nomenclature like Hooligans Hole and Pecks Puddle appears alongside more formal boundaries of the Crow Wing State Forest. The inclusion of depth curves and soundings across major basins, including Rush Lake and Watertown Lake, offers a specialized glimpse into the underwater topography before modern developments altered these shorelines.