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1983 Map of Alanson

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Alanson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Crooked Lake and the winding Crooked River define this Emmet County landscape during the early 1980s. The village of Alanson serves as a central hub, situated where the Michigan Northern railroad tracks cross the river. The surrounding shoreline is dotted with established lakefront communities including Oden, Ponshewaing, and Conway, each linked by the rail corridor and the North Michigan Road.

Further inland, the map captures a mix of spiritual and agricultural life, featuring the Sacramentine Monastery near the shores of Little Traverse Bay and a Mennonite Ch in the northern hills of Pleasant View. Large tracts of the Mackinaw State Forest border the water bodies, while the presence of a Fish Hatchery near Oden Island and several Gravel Pits reflects the local natural resource economy. The terrain transitions from the low-lying wetlands of Mud Creek and Minnehaha Creek to the elevated northern ridges near Ayr and Brutus.