Prepared from official, government, state and county maps. Map shows location of highways, tote roads, pack trails, portages, lakes, settlements, mines, schools, section lines, and township lines in Lake and Cook counties in Minnesota.
Cleveland, H. W. S. (Horace William Shaler), 1814-1900
Date Created:
1883
Description:
Early map of Minneapolis showing proposed park system recommended by Horace Cleveland including Loring Park and the blueprint for the "Grand Rounds" parkway system. Streetcars and railways are also located on the map.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This book contains descriptions, photographs, and maps of some canoe trip routes in Minnesota, including the Arrowhead Country, Lac La Croix District, North of Grand Marais, the St. Crois River, the Minnesota Divide, and the Kawisiwi-Isabella Trip.
Map of the Lake Minnetonka area showing lakes, bays, depths, channels, buoys, reefs, islands, points, towns, villages, parks, railroads, and all public roads. Depths are shown as one foot below the crest of Grays Bay Dam 929.4 feet. Key lists symbols for public docks, schools, churches, golf clubs and public beaches, and includes an explanation of the buoy system of Lake Minnetonka. Placement of buoy markings and channels was made by Minnetonka Dredging Company, Excelsior. Index lists over 150 place names. Scale indicates feet and statute miles, dated 1941.
St. Louis County Country Club (Gilbert, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1950 - 1970
Description:
The map of northern Minnesota's Arrowhead region shows highways with inset photographs of attractions including mines, mills and picturesque streams. The reverse side includes lists of points of interest and resort accommodations and photographs
Duluth Heights Third Division; Duluth Heights First Division; street names; 11 street west; 14 to17 avenues west; Grand View Mountain; Enger Golf course; Alice Street; Helen Street
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Accommodation guide from local lodges and motels on the alternate side of a map that shows routes of Cook County cross country ski trails and descriptive copy of 24 trails.
Map of (Big) Saganaga Lake and surrounding lakes at the end of the Gunflint Trail includes features such as reefs, rapids, international boundary, gravel roads, portages, canoe routes, prepared campsites, cabins.
Text and photographs included on back side of tourism map of Cook County, Minnesota, with Gunflint Trail, American and Canadian lakes adjacent to the border with the types of fish that are in them, listings of accommodations, resorts, historical sites and sites of interest.
Tourism map of Cook County, Minnesota with Gunflint Trail, American and Canadian lakes adjacent to the border with the types of fish that are in them, listings of accommodations, resorts, historical sites and sites of interest.
Map of planned park improvements around Lake Harriet including boat landing, bathing beach, bathhouses, rose garden, picnic grove, tree, shrub and flower garden, trolley station, and paths.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Map showing proposed plans for Lake Harriet parkland including boat landings, rose garden, pavillion, shore line, Beard's Palisance, Lyndale Park, and surrounding streets.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Map of Cook County, Minnesota, with Gunflint Trail, American and Canadian Lakes adjacent to the Border shows various businesses that accommodate tourism including lodges, resorts and cabins. Also shown on the map are historical and natural sights of interest. Lakes of the county are listed alphabetically and each as coded information as to the fish species in them. Paved, gravel and poor motor roads as well as trails, railroads and camps are all shown on this map.
Copy of 1892 map of Lake Minnetonka area shows names of property owners, bays and railroad lines, as well as the elevation of the lake, and the latitude and longitude of the Lafayette Hotel. The inset depicts the Twin Cities from Lake Minnetonka to Ramsey and Dakota Counties. This map was printed with compliments of the Del-O Cafe, Pat and Evelyn Kullberg, Spring Park, Minnesota.
Copy of 1892 map of Lake Minnetonka area shows names of property owners, bays and railroad lines, as well as the elevation of the lake, and the latitude and longitude of the Lafayette Hotel. The inset depicts the Twin Cities from Lake Minnetonka to Ramsey and Dakota Counties.
Reproduction of a map originally published by the Northwestern Tourist on August 11, 1888, published by A.S. Dimond and Son, Publishers. This version was reproduced by Leipold's of Excelsior, Minnesota. The map indicates principal land owners, villages, and points of interest. The inset shows a drawing of H.P. Harrington's Lake Park Hotel in Excelsior.
This is a portion of a planning map of the boundary waters country. It discusses / educates readers about additions to protected lands as well as forest service road ways. Shows purchase unit boundary, additions and eliminations, existing and proposed forest service roads. Camp grounds and recreational groups are also noted in 1-10-34 notations on a 1928 map. Legend notes are likely Oberholtzer's.
Shooting gallery with man seated in the tent. This might be the county fair. A sign at the end of the gallery states, "Come in and shoot and win a prize. Three shots for Five."