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2016 Map of Pequaywan Lake

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Pequaywan Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Cloquet River and the Little Cloquet River wind through this heavily glaciated pocket of Saint Louis County, defining a landscape dominated by interconnected wetlands and small water bodies. The area is anchored by Pequaywan Lake and its smaller neighbors, including the curiously named Santa Claus Lake and Wigwam Lake to the south. This remote terrain is navigated by a network of specialized trails and local corridors, such as the E Cloquet River Forest Mgmt Trl and Marshall Trl, which provide access to the timber and recreation lands within the forest management zones.

Infrastructure is sparse, primarily composed of rural routes like Co Hwy 44 and Bear Lake Rd that skirt the edges of private holdings and public forests. For the researcher, the map reveals a wilderness pattern of Northwoods Minnesota, where small settlements are replaced by seasonal landings and named family-linked landmarks like Holmsey Lake and Boyer Lake. The transition between T55N and T54N shows a consistent pattern of drainage toward the southwest, following the natural flow of the Cloquet river system.