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2019 Map of Northern Light Lake

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Northern Light Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Old Greenwood sits at the northern edge of this Cook County survey, marking a point of human history within the dense acreage of the Superior National Forest. This landscape is defined by its complex hydrology, where the Brule River and Greenwood River connect a network of glacial waters including Northern Light Lake and Greenwood Lake. The absence of primary highways is replaced by an intricate system of specialized forest routes such as Greenwood Lake Spur R and Blueberry Hill Spur A.

A notable historical corridor is the Gunflint to Grand Portag Trail, which cuts across the central terrain, tracing a path through the wilderness that predates modern infrastructure. The inclusion of features like Section Ten Lake and Cyprinid Lake highlights the remote nature of this border-country environment, while the presence of the Bogus Trail in the southeast suggests the long-standing use of these woods for passage and recreation.