2022 Map of Ray SE

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Superior National Forest defines the character of this northern landscape where the Koochiching Co St Louis Co line intersects a dense network of forest roads and trails. The drainage of the Rat Root River and its various branches, including the E Br Rat Root River, dominates the local topography. At the small settlement of Arbutus, the terrain transitions toward the higher ground of Indian Hill, which is circumscribed by numerous utility and logging spurs such as the Indian Hill Spur C Trl. The area is marked by a complex system of water and timber management routes, including family or place-named paths like Biondich Rd and the Rat Root Cascade Spur F Trl. For researchers, the presence of isolated water bodies like Pearl Lake and Little Lake among these forest sections provides clear markers for tracing historical land use and environmental shifts in the Minnesota Northwoods.