Exercise 3

Lake Map

Loon Lake is located in the boundary waters of Northern Minnesota. It is just a short canoe and portage away from the Canada border. Gunflint Lake, which is located in the top left portion of the map, is situated on the Minnesota-Canada border. There is a Loon Lake lodge located on the bottom right corner of the lake. This is where the influence for the maps title came from because it is the wood sign that welcomes you to the lodge.This lake is great for trout and pike fishing and is a beautiful place to kayak, canoe, or just spend a beautiful day on the lake. The closest big city to Loon Lake is Duluth which is about 150 miles away.

The lake was created from the Minnesota DNR websites contour map of Loon Lake we were provided with. The contour lines were digitized from the pdf version which was the most time-consuming part of this process because of how many there are. Loon Lake is quite deep and has a challenging shoreline. The background is brought in from google maps satellite images and the lake was just put over the top of the background.The lake is the focus of this map, so the rest of the elements are very simple. There is a more artistic legend of the contour lines, simple north arrow, label of Gunflint lake, and Loon Lake Lodge. There are no labels on the lake itself to keep the clarity of the lines.