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2013 Map of Stewart Lake

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Stewart Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Glacial depressions and marshlands define this section of the Minnesota lake country, where the boundary between Cass Co and Crow Wing Co bisects a landscape of interconnected water bodies. The terrain is characterized by a dense concentration of smaller basins, including the aptly named Big Cranberry Lake and Little Cranberry Lake, which suggest the low-lying, boggy nature of the local hydrology. Narrow waterways like Blind Lake Cr and Thompson Cr navigate the subtle elevation changes between these basins.

Transportation through this wetland environment relies on a sparse network of local routes such as Old Grade Rd and Old Grade Trl, names that hint at the region's historical use for logging or rail transport. Larger bodies of water like Stewart Lake and Island Lake provide central landmarks in a territory otherwise dominated by seasonal ponds and dense woodland, capturing the character of the North Woods just after the turn of the twenty-first century.