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1982 Map of Beaton

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Beaton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The small settlement of Beaton sits at the junction of a pipeline and the Chicago and North Western rail line, serving as a rare point of human habitation in this densely forested corner of the Ottawa National Forest. The landscape is defined by its glacial hydrology, featuring a cluster of interconnected water bodies including Beatons Lake, Wolf Lake, and the uniquely named Crazy Bear Lake.

Transport history is visible through the Old Railroad Grade tracing the northern terrain near Twomile Creek. Evidence of local industry and resource extraction is scattered across the township lines of Marenisco and Watersmeet, including a Gravel Pit and various pipelines. The Ontonagon River and its tributaries like Couslip Creek drain this wilderness, which remained largely undeveloped and dedicated to timber and recreation during the early 1980s.