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 (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.
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.
This large, folded double-sided map features advertisements for local businesses, a directory of phone numbers, a small map of the Minneapolis Street Car and Bus System, and a large map of South Minneapolis and its first ring southern and western suburbs.
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
Ernest Oberholtzer used this tourist information map for planning purposes, likely while serving in his role as head of the Quetico-Superior Council. He is educating about the impact of a proposed federal forest extension and noting sections necessary to be added to the national forest. Crayon-colored areas are shaded for designated forests: green = federal forest, blue = state forest, red = outline of proposed forest extension, and gray = necessary to be added to Superior National Forest under Quetico-Superior Council Program, now not included in federal proposal.
For the Guidance of Visitors Who May Not Know Upon Whom to Call for Information When Entering a Strange City; drawings by N. A. Long; Places of Interest; Accommodations; Traffic Regulations; Duluth city limits; Proctor; Two Harbors; parks; streets; hotels; arterial highways; boulevard; Pike Lake
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Fort William, Canada Civic Tourist Bureau; Port Arthur, Canada Chamber of Commerce
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
This circa 1920s map of the Lake Superior International Highway between Duluth, Minnesota, United States, and Port Arthur and Fort William, Ontario, Canada, provides brief descriptions of towns and geographic features along the route, including Two Harbors, Silver Creek Cliff, Lutsen, Grand Marais, and Kakabeka Falls. The map includes photographs of sites such as Split Rock Lighthouse, Cross River, Arrowhead River, the Port Arthur Hotel, and Mt. McKay.
Duluth Superior Transit Company and Duluth Superior Bus Company
Date Created:
1952
Description:
Two-sided brochure; Souvenir Map and Bus Guide Map of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin. Showing Bus Lines, Six Interesting Bus Trips We Are Sure You Will Enjoy, Recreational Opportunities Available to Bus Riders; golf; fishing; boat rides, baseball; tennis; archery; museums; World's Transportation Bargain; fares; minutes from downtown.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
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.
Photos and text including tourist information on the alternate side of a tourism map shows locations of resorts and lodges, hotels, and eating places along the North Shore, on the Gunflint Trail and in the border country of the Arrowhead region.
This tourism map shows locations of resorts and lodges, hotels, and eating places along the North Shore, on the Gunflint Trail and in the border country of the Arrowhead region.
This folded brochure features advertisements for local businesses, including their addresses and phone numbers. It also has three maps: Downtown Minneapolis, the Twin Cities, and Minneapolis and Suburban Areas.
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.