2023 Map of Bear Lake OE W

About this map

Lake Michigan dominates the geography of this shoreline study, with the vast majority of the map documenting the open water west of the Manistee County coast. Along the narrow eastern margin, the 2023 survey reveals a thin strip of coastal landscape featuring steep elevation contours and a limited network of local roads. The placement of Lakeside Ave, Ivanhoe Dr, and Portage Point Dr suggests a pattern of residential development tucked between the high bluffs and the lake. This specific perspective emphasizes the sheer scale of the Great Lakes and the fragile ribbon of human settlement that exists at the water's edge, characterized by the transition from the deep blue of the lake to the complex terrain of the shoreline.