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2023 Map of Albany Island

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Albany Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Hiawatha National Forest blankets this northern shoreline where the Upper Peninsula meets the cold waters of Lake Huron. This 2023 survey documents a remote landscape of wetlands and interior basins, including Big Trout Lake and the smaller Little Trout Lake, which feed into the drainage of Trout Creek. The coastal geography is defined by protected inlets like Albany Harbor and Albany Bay, shielded by the namesake Albany Island.

A network of forest roads and trails, such as the E Big Trout Lake Trl and Cranberry Lake Trl, provides access through the heavy timber and marshes. To the east, the map traces the shoreline toward Saddlebag Island and Huron Point, revealing the intricate relationship between the Great Lakes coast and the inland water systems like Joe Straw Creek and Cranberry Lake. The boundary between Mackinac and Chippewa counties bisects the western portion of the sheet near Albany Creek.