2016 Map of Pennington

About this map

Pennington serves as the primary settlement on this northern Minnesota landscape, situated just south of where Sucker Cr enters Kitchi Lake. The map reveals a densely wooded and water-heavy environment protected within the Chippewa National Forest, where the legendary Mississippi River meanders through the central terrain between Cass Lake and Lydick Lake. This 2016 survey captures the complex hydrology of the region, including the Grass Lake Impoundment and numerous smaller basins like Minny Lake and Mark Lake. A network of forest roads and logging routes, such as 2948 Logging Rd and Tower Lake Hwt D, crisscrosses the timberlands. The convergence of three county lines—Beltrami, Cass, and Itasca—near the Bald Eagle Center highlights the jurisdictional complexity of this lake-dotted wilderness, which remains a focal point for conservation and timber management.