1968 Map of Winter Road Lake

About this map

The Red Lake Indian Reservation and the Beltrami Island State Forest dominate this landscape in the late 1960s, showing a region defined by complex wetland systems and scattered pine islands. The boundary between Roseau and Lake of the Woods counties cuts through the northern section, where human activity is limited to a handful of gravel pits and primitive access routes like the Krull Trail. A massive peatland expanse is punctuated by the circular basin of Winter Road Lake, which feeds the north-flowing Winter Road River. The map provides a precise look at the drainage patterns and vegetation of this northern wilderness before modern development or forest management altered its primitive character, with the Nelson Trail serving as one of the few named corridors through the dense forest and marsh.