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1983 Map of Bigsbie Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Little Sable Point dominates this 1983 coastal survey, marking a prominent projection into the eastern waters of Lake Michigan. The landscape is defined by the proximity of the shoreline to interior fresh water, with Bigsbie Lake and the northern tip of Stony Lake situated just behind the primary coastal dunes. This positioning highlights the characteristic geography of Oceana County, where low-lying lakes are sheltered from the open lake by wind-swept terrain.

Transportation in the early 1980s was anchored by Scenic Drive, which follows the contour of the coast, and Shelby Road providing eastern access. The map reveals a transition from the open lakefront to a structured grid of rural roads like 16th Avenue, suggesting a mix of recreational shoreline use and the established inland township structure of the period. This provisional edition captures the shoreline and road network exactly as they were recorded during field checks in 1979.