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McCann Ted Mershon Greyling Brandt Curtis Gagnon Recreation Planner County Assessor Forester Trust Lands Administrator DNR, Trails and Waterways Cook County Courthouse USDA Forest Service Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council 17 16 14 13 18 Box 52, 500 Lafayette Rd. 441 W 2nd St. 7355 W Hwy 61; PO Box 2159 Trust Lands & Resources 16 15 St. Paul MN 55155-4052 Grand Marais, MN 55604 Tofte, MN 55615 PO Box 428, Grand Portage, MN 55605 651/259-5627 218/387-3650 218/663-8084 218/475-2415, ext. 39 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] T66NR4W Romance Lake Maraboeuf Lake T66NR5W 20 21 22 23 24 19 Cook County, Minnesota 19 20 21 Gneiss Lake S A G 28 27 26 25 30 29 25 27 30 29 28 L A T66NR6W N D I Gull Lake N G 35 34 Red Rock Lake 36 31 32 33 36 31 35 32 33 34 Granite Lake 6 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 6 5 4 3 Alpine Lake Sea Gull Lake 7 8 9 10 11 9 10 11 12 12 7 8 North F $ R $ $ $ 16 Mountain Lake 1 $ $ Moose Lake 3 $ $ 5 $ $ 24 1 $ 22 23 19 17 $ $ 15 14 13 21 13 18 17 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