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1960 Map of Marr Island

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Marr Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The North Shore of Lake Superior meets the densely forested slopes of the Grand Portage State Forest in this early 1960s study of Cook County. Settlement is concentrated along the narrow coastal corridor where Route 61 hugs the shoreline. This road provides the primary link between isolated landmarks like Arrowhead Park and the long, sweeping stretch of Paradise Beach.

Hydrographic details reflect the area's drainage into the great lake, featuring the mouth of the Brule River and several smaller waterways including Flute Reed River and Gauthier Creek. A small Cem and a local Gravel Pit suggest the small-scale infrastructure supporting the nearby community, while Marr Island sits just offshore as a prominent navigational marker. The map captures the region when commercial development remained secondary to the surrounding wilderness and timber resources.