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1984 Map of Aura

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Aura
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Abbaye Peninsula extends into the cold waters of Lake Superior, defining the coastal character of this Upper Peninsula landscape. Much of the southern and central terrain is occupied by the L'Anse Indian Reservation, where the Silver River carves its way toward the coast, dropping over Silver Falls before reaching Keweenaw Bay. The small community of Aura serves as the primary settlement on the peninsula, connected by local routes like Kallio Road.

Water and elevation dominate the eastern shore along Huron Bay, where secluded inlets like Snug Harbor and Echo Harbor provide shelter. Further inland, the terrain rises toward heights such as Pikes Peak, while the interior is dotted with water bodies like Bella Lake and drained by networks including Dakota Creek and Pages Creek. This survey captures the region as a quiet coastal frontier, marked by its transition from the agricultural clearings near the coast to the dense, stream-cut forests of the interior.