1973 Map of Shilling Dam NW

About this map

Beltrami Island State Forest and the Red Lake State Wildlife Management Area dominate this orthophotomap, showing a complex mosaic of marshland and wooded islands in Northern Minnesota. Produced from 1969 aerial photography, the map captures the transition across the border between Beltrami Co and Lake of the Woods Co. The land is defined by seasonal access and specialized resource extraction, as evidenced by the long Winter Trail cutting through the center and an isolated Gravel Pit near the boundary of the Red Lake Indian Reservation. This map serves as an excellent study of wetland patterns and land management boundaries in a wilderness area where formal roads are scarce, relying instead on seasonal trails to traverse the difficult terrain.