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1959 Map of Northern Light Lake

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Northern Light Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Superior National Forest and Minnesota State Forest define the northern woods landscape of Cook County in this 1959 field-checked survey. The area is dominated by an intricate network of glacial lakes and waterways, most notably the sprawling Greenwood Lake at the northern boundary and the elongated Northern Light Lake to the southwest. The Brule River snakes through the central terrain, fed by smaller tributaries like Little Stony Creek and the Greenwood River.

Beyond the natural hydrology, the map documents a landscape primarily utilized for timber and resource management, with a clear State Forest Boundary and scattered Gravel Pits indicating localized infrastructure development. Named features such as Redcoat Lake, Section Ten Lake, and Sunfish Lake provide specific points of reference for researchers tracing the historical geography of this border country before more modern developments altered the wilderness character of the region.