1968 Map of Winter Road Lake NW

About this map

Beltrami Island State Forest dominates this landscape in northern Minnesota, where the boundary between Roseau and Lake of the Woods counties meets the northern reaches of the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The terrain is defined by an intricate network of wetlands and drainage efforts, most notably the Judicial Ditch No 62. This 1960s era survey captures a region managed for timber and conservation, where human presence is marked by resource extraction and seasonal access rather than permanent settlements. Transport through the dense forest and marshland is limited to the Bednar Trail and various unnamed Jeep Trails, which navigate around natural features like the Beaver Pond and the headwaters of the East Branch Warroad River. Several Gravel Pits are noted along these trails, suggesting the ongoing maintenance of the forest road system during this period.