1968 Map of Stratton

About this map

The Rainy River serves as the international boundary between the United States and Canada in this northern borderland survey. On the Minnesota side, the landscape is defined by the extensive Pine Island State Forest and a series of small watercourses like McCloud Creek and Cameron Creek that drain northward into the river. The small settlement of Stratton sits along the Canadian National railroad line, which cuts across the terrain north of the river in Ontario. The presence of a Gravel Pit and a Sandpit near the shorelines suggests the local importance of aggregate extraction for road and rail maintenance in this rural corridor. This map captures the precise intersection of Koochiching County and the Rainy River District during the late 1960s, showing the early infrastructure and property lines that shaped this remote stretch of the border.