Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Listening Point - General Discussion :: old map secrets
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nctry |
Oh, and some of those old maps are useful for PMA’s as there are portages marked that are no longer on current maps obviously! |
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prettypaddle |
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Great Melinko |
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adam |
MikeinMpls: "okinaw55: "Probably a little off topic but still in the map realm. I like to find old plat or Sanborn Fire maps in local museums and make copies. I use them for metal detecting places that "used" to be there. Found a 1853 seated liberty dime on top of an old train depot spot once. My oldest find to date. Research pays. You could always take a trip down to the John R. Borchert Map Library at the U of M. You might run Eglath who works there and is a past moderator of the site. |
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MikeinMpls |
okinaw55: "Probably a little off topic but still in the map realm. I like to find old plat or Sanborn Fire maps in local museums and make copies. I use them for metal detecting places that "used" to be there. Found a 1853 seated liberty dime on top of an old train depot spot once. My oldest find to date. Research pays. That sounds cool, Dave. Where was that? Mike |
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bobbernumber3 |
Great Melinko: "Never share your map with anyone. Those W"s are like X marks the spot" I always share canoe spots... you still gotta get there. |
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okinaw55 |
I have a map of a ghost town that is on public land so permission isn't an issue and could potentially be a good spot if it hasn't been picked over in the past. I have an extra machine if you wanted to join me next year. |
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bobbernumber3 |
Here's a 1952 map, marked by Canadian Waters outfitter in Ely. Apparently, someone was making a trip from Moose Lake to Carp Lake. The route is drawn on the map with a small detour to the Canadian Customs at Prairie Portage. I can't decipher some of the markings, but in light ink I can see "Fish" and "Falls". |
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Stumpy |
Yours's was probably marked in the 1970s. Canadian Waters didn't exist until the 1960s. I marked up plenty of those maps while working / routing groups at Canadian Border Outfitters, in the 70s-80s. The circled W is for walleye. |
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bobbernumber3 |
prettypaddle: "Nice! Maybe the notes in marker are the letter C with lines to good campsites?" Yes... that is a possibility. And I'm looking closer. I noticed a W and an area circled on the water just below "That". |
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okinaw55 |
I'd be curious if they ever mapped the logging and / or trapping camps. That would be fun to explore. Does anyone know? |