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1958 Map of Au Train

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Au Train
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Au Train Bay and the surrounding timberlands of the Hiawatha National Forest define this mid-century portrait of Alger County. The landscape is shaped by the drainage of the Au Train River and Rock River, where significant drops in elevation are marked by Au Train Falls and Rock River Falls. Small agricultural and rail settlements like Eben Junction, Chatham, and Traunik are scattered across the southern interior, connected by the tracks of the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic railroad.

Along the rugged Lake Superior shoreline, the village of Au Train sits near the mouth of its namesake river, while further west, the site of Onota remains a point of interest for local historians. Industrial activity is represented by several gravel pits and a Power Plant near the falls, while the Johnson Lake Lookout Tower stands as a sentinel over the dense reaches of the Escanaba River State Forest.