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1960 Map of South Lake

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of South Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

North Lake and South Lake dominate this borderland landscape, where the international boundary between Ontario and the United States threads through a dense chain of waterways. The terrain is marked by the historical transit routes of the fur trade and early industry, including the Height of Land Portage and the Railroad Portage. A defunct Railroad Grade skirts the northern edge of Gunflint Lake, hinting at the era of northern resource extraction.

Conservation efforts are evident throughout the mid-century as the area is divided between the Superior National Forest and the Minnesota State Forest. Recreational development is anchored by the Iron Lake Campground on the shores of Iron Lake. The map reveals an intricate network of smaller water bodies such as Mayhew Lake and Poplar Lake, connected by unnamed trails that served as the primary means of navigating this water-locked wilderness.