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1968 Map of Winter Road Lake

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Winter Road Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Beltrami Island State Forest defines the character of this northern Minnesota landscape, where sprawling wetlands and timberlands meet along the boundary of Roseau and Lake of the Woods counties. The map reflects a remote wilderness area largely integrated into the Red Lake Indian Reservation, which covers the southern and central portions of the quadrangle. The namesake Winter Road Lake sits as a central water feature, joined by the headwaters of the Winter Road River and the E Br Warroad R.

Transport and extraction in this forest environment are marked by specialized infrastructure, including the Krull Trail and Nelson Trail, which provide passage through the marshy terrain. Several scattered Gravel Pits suggest the localized industrial activity required for maintaining these forest roads. The presence of the Forest Boundary and reservation lines highlights the complex intersection of state and tribal land management in the late 1960s.