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1959 Map of Northern Light Lake

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Northern Light Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Superior National Forest in Cook County defines this remote corner of Minnesota, showing the landscape as it appeared during the late 1950s with later updates. The sheet is dominated by a complex hydrological network, where the winding course of the Brule River and the expansive Northern Light Lake provide the primary geographic markers. Small, isolated water bodies like Redcoat Lake and Section Ten Lake are scattered throughout the timbered terrain, reflecting the glaciated character of the Arrowhead Region.

Aside from a solitary Gravel Pit, the map shows almost no industrial or residential development, focusing instead on the natural topography and the flow of tributaries such as Little Stony Creek and the Askinika River. This survey captures a moment before modern recreational intensification, preserving the locations of primitive trails and the precise shorelines of wilderness basins like Greenwood Lake and Sunfish Lake.