2022 Map of North Star

About this map

Minnesota River bluffs and a sophisticated drainage network define this Nicollet County landscape, where modern agriculture meets early regional history. The map highlights the transition from the upland prairies of Oshawa and North Star to the deep river valley in the southeast. Historical footprints are evident at the Cullen Trading Post Cem and Saint Michael Cem, marking early settler burial sites near the Old Fort Rd. The area’s hydrology is particularly complex, featuring numerous basins like Goose Lakebed and Timber Lakebed alongside an extensive system of man-made waterways including County Ditch Number Seventyweight and County Ditch Number Six. These ditches, paired with natural flows like Sevenmile Cr, illustrate the intensive land management required to maintain the region's productive farmstead character.