Roads, Northeast Minnesota
[Map 6]
Source: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Basemaps
The MnDOT basemap data identifies the following roads in northeast
Minnesota: interstate highways, U.S. trunk highways, state trunk highways,
county state aid highways, county roads, township roads, and city streets.
Public Trails, Northeast Minnesota
[Map 7]
Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. U.S. Forest Service
The Trails and Waterways map identifies DNR trails such as grant-in-aid
snowmobile, state, off-highway vehicle, ATV, and grant-in-aid ATV route
systems. The map also includes USDA Forest Service trails, but specific
trail types are not available at this time.
Public Recreation Information Map (PRIM),
Northeast Minnesota
[Map 8]
Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, PRIM
The PRIM data display locations of public recreation facilities and
opportunities in Minnesota. Local and private facilities are not shown
due to the difficulties in collecting data and presenting information accurately
and clearly at the scale the PRIM maps are produced. The northeastern maps
were compiled between 1991 and 1992 by Minn. DNR, MnDOT, Minn. PLAN, Minn.
Historical Society, and county agencies. Portions of 12 PRIM maps were
digitized to show Carlton, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties They include:
Grand Marais, Ely, Two Harbors, Crane Lake, Vermillion Lake, Hibbing, Duluth,
Sandstone, International Falls, Big Fork, Grand Rapids, and Aitkin.
Density of Roads, Northeast Minnesota
[Chart 17.1]
Source: MNDOT
Northeast Minnesota: Output from the GIS program ArcView, using
MNDOT data and ECS subsection boundaries. . Density was calculated by dividing
the length (miles) of the roads by the area (miles²) of the ECS subsections.
Refer to Roads map above.