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1984 Map of Au Sable Point

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Au Sable Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore dominates this coastal survey, preserving a dramatic stretch of Lake Superior shoreline in Alger County. The map details the complex geography of Grand Island, including the sheltered waters of Trout Bay and prominent landforms like North Point and Northeast Point. Further east along the coast, the landscape transitions from the sheer cliffs near Grand Portal Point and Spray Falls to the expansive Grand Sable Dunes near the township of Burt.

A functional history of the region is evident in the inclusion of the Lighthouse at Au Sable Point and the inland network of a former Railroad Grade cutting through the Hiawatha National Forest. This survey captures the wilderness character of the Upper Peninsula, punctuated by dozens of interior water bodies such as Beaver Lake, Grand Sable Lake, and Cusino Lake, while marking the political divisions of Munising and Onota.