2017 Map of Beaver Island South OE W

About this map

Lake Michigan dominates this maritime survey, illustrating the vast aquatic expanse surrounding the western fringes of the archipelago in Charlevoix County. The map provides a critical navigational perspective on the approach to the southwestern shoreline of Beaver Island, where the land barely enters the eastern margin of the sheet. This area is defined by its underwater geography, most notably Richards Reef, a significant submerged feature that speaks to the hazards and hidden terrain of the Great Lakes. The inclusion of the county boundary between Charlevoix and Leelanau counties, plotted across the open water, highlights the invisible administrative lines that divide these northern waters even miles from the mainland.